Richard Strauss

Audra McDonald, a Miles Davis Tribute and More Set for Library of Congress 2026-27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2026

The Library of Congress will present a season marking America's semiquincentennial and centennials for Miles Davis and John Coltrane, featuring Audra McDonald, Dianne Reeves and seven new commissions at the Coolidge Auditorium.

REVIEW: Impressive Singing in Strauss’s EGYPTIAN HELEN, but the Story’s a Mystery at SummerScape
by Richard Sasanow - Aug 2, 2026

If you ever wondered about the private life of the legendary Helen of Troy—aside from being a fabulous beauty whose face reputedly launched a thousand ships—you might look for answers in Richard Strauss’s opera DIE AEGIPTISCHE HELENA (THE EGYPTIAN HELEN). But you wouldn’t have found them in the production that just finished up an entertaining yet mystifying five-performance run, in Christian Rath’s knotty vision at Bard’s SummerScape Festival in Annandale-on-Hudson.

Photos: Inside Merola Opera Program's ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 29, 2026

Open-Door Playhouse will continue its series of short plays in podcast form with the premiere of Buck A Poem, a new play by Steven Doloff, beginning August 12, 2026. See photos of the production.

Newport Classical to Launch 2026-2027 Chamber Series With Twelve Concerts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 28, 2026

Newport Classical announced its sixth full-season Chamber Series, presenting twelve concerts at its Recital Hall in downtown Newport, with tickets going on sale to the public this summer.

Review: BBC PROMS: FROM THE ALPS TO THE AUVERGNE, Royal Albert Hall
by Louise Penn - Jul 28, 2026

The thene of the evening is the great outdoors, with the LEO'S blending of the old and new making the audience stamp their feet for more.

Review: BBC PROMS: HORRIBLE SCIENCE - THE BIG BANG PROM, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - Jul 25, 2026

There really is a Prom for everyone. In the past we’ve had ‘Orrible Opera, the Earth Prom, a variety of CBeebies offerings (including A Trip to the Moon and Wildlife Jamboree), not to mention several Doctor Who Proms - but this year it was time for something new. Given that science-focused university Imperial College has its main campus just around the corner in the heart of Albertopolis, a Horrible Science Prom was very much overdue.

Review: BBC PROMS: AFTERLIFE: VISIONS OF THE BEYOND, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - Jul 25, 2026

Amongst other things, art exists to try and explain the profound, channelling the artist’s thoughts and feelings into paintings, literature or, in this case, music. Death and what lies beyond is naturally a frequent topic, most often contemplated by creatives with decades behind them - not so for three out of four of the composers on this Prom’s programme. Lili Boulanger, Olivier Messiaen, and Richard Strauss were all in their early 20s when their selected pieces were composed; Karol Szymanowski, by contrast, was in his 40s. Yet each composition suggests a weight of emotion and experience beyond their years.

South Bend Symphony Orchestra to Open 2026–27 Season with Strauss + Elgar
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 22, 2026

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra is launching its 2026-27 Season with Strauss + Elgar at the Morris Performing Arts Center, led by Music Director Alastair Willis.

San Francisco Opera Unveils 2026-27 Season Featuring SIMON BOCCANEGRA, MANON, DAS RHEINGOLD & More
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 20, 2026

San Francisco Opera has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring productions of Simon Boccanegra, Mary, Queen of Scots, Manon, The Marriage of Figaro, Das Rheingold, and Tosca, along with concerts, Opera Ball, and Opera in the Park.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 21, 2026- Learn About How Inflation Impacts Broadway and More
by - Jul 21, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 21, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Review: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Glyndebourne Festival
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 20, 2026

Richard Strauss's opera within an opera, Ariadne aux Naxos, is a curious beast: a hybrid of spoken word and singing, a mix of musical influences and themes which ask whether high art can ever mix with popular entertainment. Two rival musical companies – a burlesque group and a serious opera company – must give their performances simultaneously at the request of the richest man in Vienna.

MOZART AND HIS WORLD to Open Bard Music Festival's 36th Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2026

Bard Music Festival will present an intensive two-weekend exploration of Mozart's life and legacy at the Frank Gehry-designed Fisher Center on Bard College's Hudson River campus, with 11 themed concerts and 6 livestreams.

American Symphony Orchestra to Launch 65th Season With Free 9/11 Anniversary Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 7, 2026

The American Symphony Orchestra announced its 65th season, featuring five concerts led by Music Director Leon Botstein at Carnegie Hall, Bryant Park, and beyond, including a free 9/11 memorial program and an all-Beethoven bicentennial tribute.

NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG to Launch 2026-2027 Season at Merkin Hall and Beyond
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 7, 2026

New York Festival of Song announced its upcoming season, featuring four mainstage concerts at Merkin Hall co-presented by Kaufman Music Center, plus standalone programs including A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU! and a Juilliard collaboration.

Single Tickets to Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2026/27 Season on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 6, 2026

Single tickets go on sale for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2026/27 Season — seven operas spanning centuries and continents, four unique concerts, two Academy Award–winning films performed live, plus more.

Lizzo Makes CSO & Ravinia Debuts at 90th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 2, 2026

Lizzo joins the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia this summer, alongside Klaus Mäkelä, a Mozart opera, and the Midwest premiere of Carlos Simon's Good News Mass.

ELEKTRA Will Come to Oslo in September
by Stephi Wild - Jul 1, 2026

I et slitent barndomshjem i Oslos utkant finner et grusomt hevndrap sted. Richard Strauss’ intense musikk møter Ole Anders Tandbergs moderne iscenesettelse – nå med en av Norges største sopraner i hovedrollen.

THE EGYPTIAN HELEN to Open at Bard SummerScape in Rare New Production
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2026

The Fisher Center at Bard will present Richard Strauss's seldom-staged 1928 opera THE EGYPTIAN HELEN at Bard SummerScape, starring Hailey Clark, John Matthew Myers, and Jana McIntyre in a new production by director Christian Räth.

BEYOND THE RHINE Will Come to Anchorage Chamber Music Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2026

Anchorage audiences will have the opportunity to attend the Anchorage Chamber Music Festival’s performance of “Beyond the Rhine” this summer at the University of Alaska Anchorage Fine Arts Building Recital Hall.

ARIADNE AUF NAXOS to Be Presented by Merola Opera Program in San Francisco
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2026

Merola Opera Program will present Strauss' Ariadne Auf Naxos at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, featuring rising opera artists in a fully staged production conducted by Ann-Katrin Stöcker.