Tosca 2024

Austin Opera's 2025-2026 Season will mark several major milestones, as the company celebrates its 40th birthday as well as the 10th anniversary of Annie Burridge's tenure as General Director & CEO.

Decca Classics has announced Der fliegende Holländer, the first full-length opera recording on the label from Lise Davidsen. Set for release on April 18, 2025, this recording was captured live over two spectacular nights at the opera house in Oslo during the summer of 2024.

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its performance line-up for this year's Princeton Festival, New Jersey's premier performing arts festival, taking place June 6-21 on the beautiful grounds of Morven Museum & Garden. Learn more!

Florida Grand Opera has announced that internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Ginger Costa-Jackson and her soprano sisters Marina Costa-Jackson and Miriam Costa-Jackson will perform together for the first time.

Opera Columbus has announced a 44th season filled with literary classics, including three Columbus premieres. Learn more about the full upcoming season lineup here!

In 1942 during World War II, 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry - two-thirds of whom were American citizens - were unjustly incarcerated in concentration camps within the United States. Inspired by these events, and given how the rise of bigotry is rearing its ugly head in the world today, it’s most appropriate that a new American opera titled The Camp is making its world premiere in Los Angeles. I decided to speak with director Diana and The Camp’s associate director John Miyasaki about this world premiere opera and what inspired her to direct it, how she envisions staging it, and what messages they hope reach audiences.

This February, world-renowned soprano Sondra Radvanovsky lights up Lyric’s stage in a concert built specifically around her immense power and artistry. Witness one of the most acclaimed artists of our time in a world premiere event, Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines, February 16.

Palm Beach Opera is inviting audiences to experience the timeless passion and heartbreak of Verdi's La traviata at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more and see how to attend.

This spring, People’s Theatre Project, LatinX Playwrights Circle, and Boundless Theatre Company will debut the world premiere of Domino Effect, a new play written by award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rogriguez, and devised by immigrant artists.

The documentary Mary, Marianna, Maria: The Unsung Greek Years of Callas, a co-production of the Greek National Opera and Escape Productions, will be released in cinemas on 13 February 2025 by CINOBO.

Jonas Kaufmann will make his Hong Kong debut this February alongside the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. This concert features most beloved arias from some of his signature roles.

Jonas Kaufmann is set to make his highly anticipated Hong Kong debut this February alongside the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil). Learn more here!

Opera San José is bringing free music, mystery, and interactive experiences to the community with South First Friday (February 7) and Sonic Loveway on (February 14).

The Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society will present Dolce Armonia, an evening of beloved operatic and classical masterpieces, led by baritone David Hodgson this month in Ridgecrest.

Tanglewood has revealed details of its 2025 season, opening in late June. The 2025 Tanglewood season features more than 100 performances. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

There is magic afoot at Diamond Head Theatre with the Tony-winning American classic Master Class, penned by the late great Terrence McNally. With beautiful set design (and cameos!) by Randy Tandal, deft direction by Bryce Chaddick, and an incomparable performance by leading lady Amy K. Sullivan, this one is not to be missed.

Riccardo Massi has withdrawn from the performance of Aida on Tuesday 28 January due to illness. The role of Radames will be performed by Jorge de León.

Lise Davidsen has announced that due to her pregnancy she will be withdrawing from her scheduled performances in Die Walküre. The rest of the cast remains unchanged. 

OPERA America will award the Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Prize to four teams of creative artists. The prize connects these rising artists with producers who can advance their careers.

London’s newest West End venue, the Emerald Theatre will opens its doors with the debut of DIAMONDS and DUST, directed by long-reigning Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese. Check out all of the details here.

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Sondra Radvanovsky in Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines, for three performances only, February 8–16, 2025.

Según indica la nota, será la producción de Cameron Mackintosh del musical de Boublil y Schönberg.

This February, English National Opera will present the first revival of Joe Hill-Gibbins’ production of Mozart’s comic opera, The Marriage of Figaro.

New Performance Traditions will present a new production of Both Eyes Open, an experimental electroacoustic opera by Brooklyn-based composer Max Giteck Duykers and Berkeley-based librettist and playwright Philip Kan Gotanda.

Tenor SeokJong Baek will sing the role of Radamès in upcoming performances Verdi’s Aida, at the Met Opera replacing Piotr Beczała, who has withdrawn due to illness. Learn more!