San Francisco Opera Opens 102nd Season With Opera in the Park
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2024
San Francisco Opera will celebrate the opening of its 102nd season with San Francisco Chronicle Presents Opera in the Park on Sunday, September 8 at 1:30 p.m. The free concert—a beloved annual Bay Area tradition now in its 49th year—takes place at Robin Williams Meadow in Golden Gate Park.
Sarasota Opera Reveals Casting for Winter Opera Festival
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2024
Casting has been announced for Sarasota Opera’s 2025 Winter Opera Festival. The season will open on Saturday, February 15, and will feature Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, and Giuseppe Verdi's Stiffelio.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Extends Met Opera Contract through 2030
by Joshua Wright - Aug 6, 2024
The Metropolitan Opera today announced the contract extension of its Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, through the 2029–30 season. Only the third Music Director in the company’s history, Nézet-Séguin began his tenure in the 2018–19 season.
Tickets Now on Sale For Sarasota Opera's Fall Verdi Concert
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2024
Sarasota Opera is world-renowned for its Verdi Cycle. Between 1989 and 2016, the company performed every note that Giuseppe Verdi wrote. It is in that spirit that Sarasota Opera will launch its 2024-2025 season with its fall concert, The Music of Giuseppe Verdi.
Photos: TEA & SYMPHONY At The Pocono Mountains Music Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 5, 2024
On Sunday, July 21, violinist Dr. Edward W. Hardy, soprano Brandie Inez Sutton, baritone Phillip Bullock, tenor Robert Mack, and pianist Kyle P. Walker gave a phenomenal concert at the fifteenth annual Pocono Mountains Music Festival (PMMF) at the Skytop Lodge's Evergreen Ballroom. See photos from the event!
GUYS & DOLLS Set For Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour 2025
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 29, 2024
Opera Australia has announced a new production of the iconic musical Guys & Dolls for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2025, that will transport audiences to 1950's Manhattan, a colourful and glamorous world filled with showgirls and gangsters, set against Sydney's glittering skyline.
Verdi's LA TRAVIATA Returns To The Royal Opera
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2024
Aida Garifullina and Hrachuhí Bassénz will share the coveted role of Violetta in this revival of Richard Eyre's opulent production of La traviata, performed between Saturday 7 – Saturday 21 September 2024.
Photos: LA TRAVIATA at Santa Fe Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 18, 2024
Get a first look at the Santa Fe Opera's new production of La traviata directed by Louisa Muller and starring Mané Galoyan, Bekhzod Davronov and Alfredo Daza.
Canadian Opera Company to Present Performance at Base31
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 3, 2024
Canadian Opera Company will present a series of performances at Base31, featuring a diverse lineup of musical acts. Enjoy an array of operatic and musical pieces in a unique and historic setting. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Artpark to Present PUCCINI'S GREATEST: A GALA OPERA CONCERT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 2, 2024
Artpark will present a tribute to Giacomo Puccini with a gala opera concert at the Artpark Mainstage Theater in Lewiston, NY. Enjoy renditions of Puccini's most beloved arias crafted by Michael Capasso. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Review: TOSCA, Royal Opera House
by Franco Milazzo - Jul 2, 2024
Fronted by some fresh faces, Jonathan Kent’s cinematic take on the Puccini masterwork Tosca returns for its seventeenth run at Covent Garden.