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Music Director James Conlon To Depart LA Opera After 20 Years; 40th Anniversary Season Lineup Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2025

LA Opera has announced details for the company's 40th anniversary season, which will launch on September 20, 2025. In his 20th season with the company—his final season as Music Director before becoming Conductor Laureate—James Conlon will conduct three of the five mainstage productions, with other mainstage performances led by Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados and by guest conductor Dalia Stasevska.

Spoleto Festival USA Announces 2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2025

Spoleto Festival USA have announced the lineup for its 49th Festival taking place from May 23 to June 8. Charleston's enchanting backdrop sets the stage for more than 120 unforgettable performances, including six world premieres and two U.S. premieres across opera, theater, music, and dance.

Karen Slack, Lyric Unlimited's Artist-In-Residence, To Present Three-Part Recital Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2024

Karen Slack, Lyric Unlimited's Artist-In-Residence, will present a three-part recital series exploring diverse musical genres and themes, offering audiences a unique musical experience. Learn more about the series!

FringeArts Reveals Programming For 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2024

FringeArts, Philadelphia's home for contemporary performance, is pleased to announce the full roster of programming for the 28th Annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, a city-wide celebration of progressive, world-class art that expands the imagination and boldly defies expectations.

Utah Opera's Thaïs to Conclude the 2023-24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2024

Utah Opera will conclude the 2023-24 season with Bassinet's Thaïs. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Detroit Opera Reveals 2024-25 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2024

Detroit Opera has announced its 2024–25 Opera and Dance seasons. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Patti LuPone, Jeanine Tesori's BLUE & More Set for Lyric Opera of Chicago 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2024

Lyric Opera of Chicago has revealed its 2024/25 Season. See the full season lineup and learn how to purchase tickets!

Video: New Trailer For LA Opera's HIGHWAY 1, USA & THE DWARF Double Bill
by Joshua Wright - Feb 26, 2024

Get a first look at an all-new trailer for LA Opera's new production of an operatic double bill featuring William Grant Still's Highway 1, USA along with Alexander Zemlinsky's The Dwarf. 

Video: Director Kaneza Schaal on Staging HIGHWAY 1, USA at LA Opera
by Joshua Wright - Feb 14, 2024

Watch as director Kaneza Schaal talks about about LA Opera's new production of William Grant Still's Highway 1, USA performing  as the first part of an operatic double bill with Alexander Zemlinsky's The Dwarf. Feb. 24 to Mar. 17.

FALSTAFF Comes to Houston Grand Opera in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 27, 2023

On October 27, 2023, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open Falstaff, Verdi’s popular comedic masterpiece. Learn more about the opera and find out how to get tickets here!

OPERA America Awards $200,000 In Next Stage Grants Supporting Subsequent Productions Of North American Works
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2023

OPERA America has announced grants totaling $200,000 to six American opera companies through its Next Stage Grants program.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Announces 2023-24 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 24, 2023

​​​​​​​Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale (PBO) announces its 2023/24 season, showcasing a wide range of repertoire, concert formats, and vanguard artists and composers. 

Utah Opera Announces 2023-24 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2023

Love is a ubiquitous theme in opera—and the Utah Opera's 2023-24 season explores the many facets of love through four distinct productions at Salt Lake City's Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre.

New Operas By Missy Mazzoli and Jennifer Higdon Set For Festival O24 and Opera Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2023

 Opera Philadelphia will celebrate its 50th anniversary in the 2024-2025 Season, which will begin with Festival O24. The annual season-opening celebration will take on added significance in this anniversary year, anchored by two new company commissions composed by women with strong ties to the company and the city of Philadelphia.

Houston Grand Opera Announces 2023 CONCERT OF ARIAS Winners
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 4, 2023

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has announced the winners for this year's Concert of Arias, the 35th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, held this evening at the Wortham Theater Center and livestreamed for audiences at home.   

Houston Grand Opera Joins Forces with Houston Ebony Opera Guild, Prairie View A&M, And More For the Fourth Annual GIVING VOICE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2023

On Friday, February 24, 2023, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will stage the fourth annual Giving Voice concert in partnership with Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, the Houston Ebony Opera Guild, Prairie View A&M University, and Texas Southern University. The fourth annual concert will be presented outside the Wortham Theater Center for the first time, at the new Cathedral of the historic Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in the Third Ward, in celebration of Black History Month.

Houston Grand Opera Opens Winter Repertoire With Vibrant Production Of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2022

On January 13, 2023, Houston Grand Opera kicks off its winter repertoire with Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage's vibrant production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, which re-sets the class-conscious comedy in late '60s Francoist Spain.

San Francisco Opera Presents New Production Of Gluck's ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2022

San Francisco Opera presents Christoph Willibald Gluck's eighteenth-century masterwork Orpheus and Eurydice (Orfeo ed Euridice) from November 15–December 1.

San Francisco Opera Announces Casting Update For Gluck's ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2022

San Francisco Opera announced a cast change for its upcoming new production of Christoph Willibald Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice (Orfeo ed Euridice), opening November 15. Soprano Meigui Zhang will make her role debut as Eurydice, replacing Christina Gansch who is expecting her second child and has withdrawn from the production.

Single Tickets For Houston Grand Opera's 2022â€"23 Season Now On Sale
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2022

Houston Grand Opera's mainstage 2022–23 season has something for everyone and is comprised of 46 performances across seven productions.