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Video: Making Snow for Met Opera's LA BOHÈME Photo
Video: Making Snow for Met Opera's LA BOHÈME
by Joshua Wright - Oct 31, 2024

The snowfall in Act III of Franco Zeffirelli’s staging of Puccini’s La Bohème is one of the most breathtaking moments on the Met stage. Go behind the scenes and watch how the Met Stagehands make the magic happen.
Concert For The Children And Youth Of Ukraine to Take Place at Carnegie Hall Photo
Concert For The Children And Youth Of Ukraine to Take Place at Carnegie Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2024

Carnegie Hall will present a special concert to support the children and youth of Ukraine. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
George And Nora London Foundation For Singers Announces Its 2024-25 Season Photo
George And Nora London Foundation For Singers Announces Its 2024-25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2024

The George and Nora London Foundation for Singers unveils its 2024-25 season, featuring a series of concerts and events showcasing talented vocalists and supporting emerging opera singers.
Soprano Leah Hawkins Named The Met's 2024 Beverly Sills Artist Award Winner Photo
Soprano Leah Hawkins Named The Met's 2024 Beverly Sills Artist Award Winner
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2024

Soprano Leah Hawkins has been honored with the Met’s 2024 Beverly Sills Artist Award, recognizing her exceptional talent and contributions to the opera world.
Richard Tucker Music Foundation Announces 2024 Award Winner And Grant Recipients Photo
Richard Tucker Music Foundation Announces 2024 Award Winner And Grant Recipients
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2024

Discover the 2024 award winner and grant recipients announced by the Richard Tucker Music Foundation.
Palm Beach Opera Announces New General Director Photo
Palm Beach Opera Announces New General Director
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2024

Palm Beach Opera welcomes James Barbato as its new General Director. Barbato, an OPERA America Leadership
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!'
George And Nora London Foundation Presents Baritone Blake Denson In Recital In April Photo
George And Nora London Foundation Presents Baritone Blake Denson In Recital In April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 21, 2024

Join the George and Nora London Foundation as they present a recital by Blake Denson, a renowned baritone, on Sunday, April 28.
World Premiere, DC Premieres & More Set for National Symphony Orchestra 2024-25 Seaso Photo
World Premiere, DC Premieres & More Set for National Symphony Orchestra 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2024

The National Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2024–2025 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Ben Platt, Norm Lewis, and More Set For The Ravinia Festival's 2024 Summer Lineup Photo
Ben Platt, Norm Lewis, and More Set For The Ravinia Festival's 2024 Summer Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2024

The Ravinia Festival has revealed its complete 2024 summer lineup. Among this year's Broadway names taking the stage at The Ravinia Festival are Ben Platt, Jessie Mueller, Norm Lewis, Michael Feinstein, and more! Learn more about the full lineup here!
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.
The Met Opera Announces First-Ever Met Orchestra Asia Tour Photo
The Met Opera Announces First-Ever Met Orchestra Asia Tour
by Joshua Wright - Mar 7, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its first-ever Met Orchestra Asia Tour this summer, June 19–30, immediately following its annual June residency at Carnegie Hall. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met's Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, will conduct the Met Orchestra, with guest artists soprano Lisette Oropesa, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn.
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.
San Francisco Opera Announces 2024"25 Season Including CARMEN, LA BOHÈME and More Photo
San Francisco Opera Announces 2024"25 Season Including CARMEN, LA BOHÈME and More
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Season includes six mainstage opera productions along with concert presentations including a one-night-only performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on October 26, honoring the work's 200th anniversary and, in the summer of 2025, a special Pride Concert celebrating San Francisco's LGBTQIA+ community.
The 2024 George London Award Winners Have Been Announced Photo
The 2024 George London Award Winners Have Been Announced
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 17, 2024

The 2024 George London Award winners have been announced, including soprano Katerina Burton, mezzo-sopranos Emily Treigle and Erin Wagner, tenor Samuel White, and baritones Benjamin Dickerson and Darren Drone.
Finalists Announced For The George And Nora London Foundation Competition Photo
Finalists Announced For The George And Nora London Foundation Competition
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 16, 2024

The George and Nora London Foundation Competition 2024 finalists have been announced. The finals will be livestreamed on Friday, February 16, at 4:00 pm ET. Tune in to watch the talented performers showcase their skills.
Video: Mezzo-Soprano Aigul Akhmetshina on Singing CARMEN at The Met Photo
Video: Mezzo-Soprano Aigul Akhmetshina on Singing CARMEN at The Met
by Joshua Wright - Jan 30, 2024

Watch as During intermission of the Live in HD transmission of Bizet’s Carmen, host Matthew Polenzani speaks with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina about her experience singing the title role. 
Opera Saratoga and Artists From Juilliard Collaborate on AMERICA SINGS at Caffè Lena Photo
Opera Saratoga and Artists From Juilliard Collaborate on AMERICA SINGS at Caffè Lena
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2024

Opera Saratoga's America Sings recital series continues with a unique spin - passing the mic to young artists from The Juilliard School.
The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for Opera Singers Holds its Final R Photo
The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for Opera Singers Holds its Final Round Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2024

The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian opera singers, one of the opera world’s oldest and most prestigious competitions, will hold its 52nd event in 2024, with a public final round at New York’s Morgan Library and Museum on Friday, February 16, at 4:00 pm.
VIDEO: Get A First Look at Met Opera's MADAMA BUTTERFLY for the 2023/24 Season Photo
VIDEO: Get A First Look at Met Opera's MADAMA BUTTERFLY for the 2023/24 Season
by Joshua Wright - Jan 10, 2024

Get a first look at Puccini’s Madama Butterfly which returns to the Met stage for 16 performances, starting January 11.
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