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Lyric Opera To Present Sondra Radvanovsky THE PUCCINI HEROINES In February Photo
Lyric Opera To Present Sondra Radvanovsky THE PUCCINI HEROINES In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Sondra Radvanovsky in Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines, for three performances only, February 8–16, 2025.
Puccini's TOSCA Continues The Met: Live In HD Season Photo
Puccini's TOSCA Continues The Met: Live In HD Season
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 12, 2024

Experience Puccini's TOSCA live from the Met Opera on November 23. Part of the Met: Live in HD series, this performance brings the dramatic opera to audiences worldwide.
Review: The Marx Brothers Found Life in TROVATORE that the Met Couldn’t Muster Photo
Review: The Marx Brothers Found Life in TROVATORE that the Met Couldn’t Muster
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 1, 2024

I must admit that the Met’s current revival of IL TROVATORE--with RIGOLETTO and TRAVIATA, considered the great creations of Verdi’s middle period--made me think of another masterwork, “A Night at the Opera,” my favorite of the movies by those champions of silliness, the Marx Brothers.
Verdi's IL TROVATORE Returns To The Metropolitan Opera On October 26 Photo
Verdi's IL TROVATORE Returns To The Metropolitan Opera On October 26
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2024

Verdi's IL TROVATORE returns to the Metropolitan Opera on October 26, featuring a cast led by tenor Yonghoon Lee and soprano Maria Agresta.
Puccini's TOSCA to Return to The Metropolitan Opera This Month Photo
Puccini's TOSCA to Return to The Metropolitan Opera This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 13, 2024

Soprano Lise Davidsen will sing her first Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera, opposite tenor Freddie De Tommaso, who will make his Met debut, as David McVicar’s production of Puccini’s Tosca returns to the Met. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Xian Zhang Named Music Director Of The Seattle Symphony  Photo
Xian Zhang Named Music Director Of The Seattle Symphony 
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 5, 2024

BroadwayWorld announced the latest updates on upcoming shows and events, providing detailed information on new productions, cast changes, and special performances in the theater community.
Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Royal Ballet and Opera Photo
Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Royal Ballet and Opera
by Gary Naylor - Sep 3, 2024

Mozart, music and mayhem in a tale of an outfoxed aristocrat brought down to earth
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Comes to the Royal Opera in September Photo
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Comes to the Royal Opera in September
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024

David McVicar will return to direct his glorious 2006 production of The Marriage of Figaro at The Royal Opera from 2-15 September, with a live broadcast to cinemas on 10 September and encore screenings on 15 September.
Winners Announced for 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards Photo
Winners Announced for 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2024

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has announced the winners of the 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, celebrating excellence in Toronto's performing arts community.
SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD & More Nominated for 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards Photo
SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD & More Nominated for 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2024

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts revealed the 228 nominations for the 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. See the full list!
Glyndebourne Will Stage its First Ever Production of Wagner's PARSIFAL in 2025 Photo
Glyndebourne Will Stage its First Ever Production of Wagner's PARSIFAL in 2025
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2024

Glyndebourne's first ever production of Wagner's epic final opera Parsifal will be staged at Glyndebourne Festival 2025. Featuring a cast of nearly 200 performers and orchestra, this production will be a landmark moment in the company's 90 year history. 
Video: Soprano Janai Brugger on Cherubini's MEDEA at Canadian Opera Company Photo
Video: Soprano Janai Brugger on Cherubini's MEDEA at Canadian Opera Company
by Joshua Wright - Apr 17, 2024

Watch as Soprano Janai Brugger gives us a taste of Cherubini’s heady score for MADEA, exquisitely brought to life in this excerpt from her Act I aria “O Amore, vieni a me!'
Melody Bates And 5th Wall Studio to Present ALL THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD Photo
Melody Bates And 5th Wall Studio to Present ALL THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2024

Melody Bates, in partnership with 5th Wall Studio, will present All the Birds of the World, part of her Enchanted Islands. Learn how to purchase tickets.
MEDEA To Be Presented In Its First-Ever Appearance At The Canadian Opera Company Photo
MEDEA To Be Presented In Its First-Ever Appearance At The Canadian Opera Company
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2024

Experience the thrilling first-ever performance of MEDEA at the Canadian Opera Company. This captivating production promises to set the stage ablaze, offering a unique spectacle for opera enthusiasts.
Tenor Eric Ferring Will Join American Guild of Musical Artists's Senior Staff Photo
Tenor Eric Ferring Will Join American Guild of Musical Artists's Senior Staff
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 28, 2024

Tenor Eric Ferring transitions from international opera career to full-time artist advocacy role with AGMA, supporting national initiatives and contract negotiations. Join him in building a just and thriving industry for tomorrow.
GROUNDED by Jeanine Tesori to Open The Metropolitan Opera's 2024"25 Season Photo
GROUNDED by Jeanine Tesori to Open The Metropolitan Opera's 2024"25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the 2024–25 season lineup. Learn about the operas being presented and see how to purchase tickets.
Video: Go Behind The Scenes Of ELEKTRA's Load-in Time at The Dallas Opera Photo
Video: Go Behind The Scenes Of ELEKTRA's Load-in Time at The Dallas Opera
by Joshua Wright - Feb 2, 2024

Witness the epic transformation of the Winspear Opera House as we load in Strauss’ ‘Elektra’ set in this mesmerizing time-lapse.
Regents Opera Continues Ring Cycle With SIEGFRIED Photo
Regents Opera Continues Ring Cycle With SIEGFRIED
by Stephi Wild - Nov 27, 2023

After the terrific success of last November's production of Das Rheingold and May's Die Walküre, Regents Opera pushes forward into the second half of Wagner's epic Ring cycle with their fresh take on Siegfried. A bold undertaking for a chamber opera company, Regents Opera has set out to perform every note of Wagner's masterpiece in its entirety over the span of three years. 
The Greek National Opera Pays Tribute To Maria Callas On Her Centennial Anniversary Photo
The Greek National Opera Pays Tribute To Maria Callas On Her Centennial Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 18, 2023

The Greek National Opera (GNO)'s tribute to Maria Callas for the the centennial anniversary of her birth, curated by the Artistic Director of the Greek National Opera Giorgos Koumendakis, will be coming to a head this November and December with its major events held at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center and premiering online on GNO TV.
VIDEO: Watch A Spooky Tour of The Royal Opera House Photo
VIDEO: Watch A Spooky Tour of The Royal Opera House
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 22, 2023

Watch a spooky tour complete with opera ghost stories in this video from the Royal Opera House here!
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