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Buxton International Festival Announces 2027 Opera Season
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen to Perform at Hudson Hall
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Interviews
Q & A: Adriana González on Her Royal Opera Debut, Expanding Her Repertoire & Being a Young Artist
(Credit: Marine Cessat-Begler) Since winning Operalia in 2019, Adriana González’s career has steadily risen to the top, singing at many of the great theaters around the world and creating memorable interpretations. She has become renowned for her interpretations of Micaëla in “Carmen” and the Countess in “Le Nozze di Figaro” as well as Mimì in “La Bohème.” Last season she {…}
Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Anita Rachvelishvili on Returning to Her Path, NYC, Teaching & The Importance of the Greek National Opera
On Oct. 15, 2026, the Greek National Opera will make its Carnegie Hall debut with a unique program that pays tribute to Nikos Kazantzakis, a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher. Among the vocal soloists on the showcase is Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, who will also be performing in New York City for the first time in numerous years. {…}
Q & A: Conductor Vassilis Christopoulos on Leading Greek National Opera’s Carnegie Hall Debut
(Photo A. Simopoulos) As a child, Vassilis Christopoulus woudl sit on the floor of an Athens rehearsal room next to his father, the principal oboist watching conductors, studying their every gesture, the “magic of their movements.” Decades later, Christopoulus will be on the podium when the Greek National Opera makes it Carnegie Hall in a program that honors the legacy {…}
Indie Opera
Orchestra of The Bronx to Perform Händel’s ‘Messiah’
On Dec. 6, 2026, The Orchestra of The Bronx, led by founder/conductor Michael Spierman will return to the Lovinger Theater at Lehman College to a performance of Händel’s “Messiah.” The unique production will include 20+ guest speakers, reading brief passages from the oratorio created by Handel and premiered in Dublin in 1742. The text was compiled by Charles Jennens from {…}
Rosebud Group Announces ‘Figaro,’ Based on Rossini’s Famed Opera
The Rosebud Group has announced “Figaro,” a new musical based on Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” which will hold a paid reading in New York City in October and November. The production is set in Miami Beach, Florida. Producer Dennis Kelly Higgins, who is also directing, describes it as a cross between a Broadway musical and a classical opera. The {…}