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Oreste Cosimo, Sebastian Catana, Susanne Burgess & Lauren Snouffer Lead Pittsburgh Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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(Photo Credit: Eric Antoniou for Boston Lyric Opera) The Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2026–27 season, celebrating the company’s 88th anniversary. The season opens with Verdi’s “Rigoletto” with Sebastian Catana, Daniel O’Hearn, Susanne Burgess, Maire Therese Carmack, and Peter Volpe. Antony Walker conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 10, 16, 18, 2026 Gluck’s “Orpheus & Eurydice” will star Stephanie Doche, Lauren Snouffer, {…}
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Opera Verace Foundation Announces First Breakout Stars Opera Gala

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On May 16, the Vienna Konzerthaus will host the first ever Breakout Stars Opera Gala produced by the Opera Verace Foundation. This new series of concerts is dedicated to addressing two major challenges facing opera: aging audiences and the barriers talented singers face in the transition from training to professional careers. Composer and conductor Alma Deutscher will lead the concert {…}
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Q & A: Gregory Spears on ‘Fellow Travelers’ & His Upcoming Opera ‘Sleepers Awake’

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Composer Gregory Spears is in the middle of celebrating his breakthrough opera “Fellow Travelers,” which premiered 10 years ago. The opera, which is based on the Thomas Mallon novel set in Washington D.C., during the McCarthy era of the 1950s and focuses on the “lavender scare,” a witch hunt and mass firings of gay people from the United States government, {…}
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Opera Philadelphia to Present ‘Sleepers Awake’

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Opera Philadelphia is set to present Gregory Spears’ latest work “Sleepers Awake.” Premiering April 22-26 at the Academy of Music, Spears creates a labyrinthine soundscape to accompany a dream-like rendering of the fairytale “Sleeping Beauty,” inspired by modernist Swiss writer Robert Walser. The story follows The Stranger, who wakes Thorn Rose and her companions from a century-long sleep. But instead {…}
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Will Liverman, Karen Chia-ling Ho, Marcy Stonikas & Christophe Dumaux lead Opera Omaha’s 2026-27 Season

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Opera Omaha has announced its 2026-27 season The season opens with Opera Outdoors. Performance Date: August 29, 2026 at Stinson Park Will Liverman will perform in concert. Performance Date: Sept. 27, 2026 at Slowdown Karen Chia-ling Ho, Demetrious Sampson, Susanne Burgess, Darren Drone, Johnathan McCullough, Nicholas Newton, and James Demler star in Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Rebecca Herman directs and Jonathan Brandani {…}
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Ann Toomey, Alfred Walker, Justin Austin & Kang Wang Lead Florentine Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Florentine Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Kate Johnson, Grace Ryan, Zach Taylor, and William Dopp lead “Scalia/Ginsberg.” Bob Mollicone conducts. Performance Dates: July 18-20, 2025 Justin Austin and Michael Banwarth perform an evening “Al Fresco.” Performance Date: August 5, 2025 Aurelia Andrews, Jamila Drecker-Waxman, Lauryn Nelson, Zach Taylor, David Drettwan, and Daniel Weber will perform An Aria Extravaganza. {…}
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Florida Grand Opera Announces 2025-26 Season Featuring Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Jonathan Tetelman, Jennifer Rowley & Joyce El-Khoury

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Florida Grand Opera has announced its 2025-26 season, the first under General Director and CEO Maria Todaro. “In my first year leading this company, my focus was on stabilizing FGO, building a strong team, re-energizing longtime opera lovers, and creating excitement in our community to attract new audiences. Now, as we enter the next season, we are committed to expanding {…}
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Atlanta Opera Announces Studio Artists for 2024-25 Season

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The Atlanta Opera has announced the artists selected for the 2024-25 Season Studio Artist program. The young artists will apprentice and perform throughout the season. The selected artists are soprano Amanda Sheriff, mezzo-soprano Aubrey Odle, and bass-baritone, Jason Zacher for a second season, and tenor Wade Odle and stage director Elio Bucky for their first season. Each Studio Artist is {…}
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Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Takes Home Top Prize at Gerda Lissner Foundation’s International Vocal Competition 2024

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The Gerda Lissner Foundation has announced the 2024 winners of its International Vocal Competition. In the Opera Division, countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen took home the top prize, the Liederkranz Foundation Award. The other winners in the division include baritone Yeongtaek Yang (First Prize), mezzo-soprano Maire Therese Carmack (second prize), and soprano Karoline Podolak (third prize). Taking home the Judge’s Special {…}

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