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2026 Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples International Voice Competition Announces Contestants & Jury Members
St. John’s in the Village to Showcase ‘Dido and Aeneas’
Francisco Coll No Longer Conducting ‘Enemigo del Pueblo’ at the Teatro Real
Stephen Schwartz Cancels Washington National Opera Gala Following Renaming of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Opéra National de Paris Appoints New Music Director
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Interviews
Q & A: Sonya Yoncheva on Giordano, ‘Andrea Chenier,’ ‘Marina’ & HD Recordings
(Credit: Manfred Baumann) Soprano Sonya Yoncheva is one of the most unique modern opera stars in the world. Where most take the conventional path, the soprano tends to experiment and move in directions that are constantly surprising. She’s engaged with the baroque repertoire, the bel canto, works by Mozart, romantic repertory, and verismo with a fluidity and mastery that few {…}
Q & A: Countertenor Nils Wanderer on Discovering His Soul’s Voice & the Evolution of Opera
(Photo: Guido Werner) Wanderer by name, wanderer by nature, Nils Wanderer is an internationally acclaimed German countertenor, actor and choreographer. He was winner of the 2022 Bundeswettbewerb Gesang and Second Prize Winner of the world’s most prestigious opera competition, Operalia, in the same year. He has been hailed, by Olyrix, for his “beautiful, dark, well developed and amber colored voice {…}
High Stakes – Ran Arthur Braun on Creating Operatic Evolution by Causing a Revolution
(Photo: Ksenia Shaushyshvili) Opera has no shortage of drama or tension. But pyrotechnics, explosions, intense fights and aerobatics are chiefly the domain of the cinematic action movie, not the opera stage. But one man is hell bent on changing all that. Ran Arthur Braun is one of the world’s most sought-after stunt coordinators and live action designers. He has worked on more {…}
Indie Opera
The Music Troupe to Showcase Edward Lambert’s ‘In Five Years’ Time’
The Music Troupe will present “In Five Years’ Time” at The Space Theatre, London, with performances on Feb. 24 – 28, 2026 before traveling to The Croft Hall, Hungerford for a showcase on March 1, 2026. The 110-minute show is a drama in song based on Federico García Lorca’s surrealist play “Así que pasen cinco años.” Written five years before {…}
Montclair State Cali Opera to Present ‘Die Zauberflöte’
Montclair State Cali Opera, in collaboration with the University Symphony Orchestra, will present Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte”on Jan. 31, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. and Feb. 1, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. The production, set to take the stage of at the Alexander Kasser Theater in Montclair, N.J., features SeongBoem Choi and Peiyuan Xie sharing the role of Tamino, with Clara Luz Iranzo {…}