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Isabel Leonard & William Burden Headline Glimmerglass 2020 Festival

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The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 2020 festival featuring four mainstage works and two brand new ones. The Festival will also welcome Isabel Leonard and William Burden as Artists in Residence for the 2020 season. The 2020 Festival opens with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” in a new production directed by Francesca Zambello with associate director and choreographer Eric {…}
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Opera Profile: William Grant Still’s Historic ‘Troubled Island’

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William Grant Still’s “Troubled Island” is a historic opera. The work, which includes a libretto by Langston Hughes and Verna Arvey, had its world premiere on March 31, 1949, at the New York City Opera making it the first opera composed by a Black composer to be produced by a major opera company in the United States. While the opera {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Director Jennifer Williams On Her Unique Style & The Future of Opera

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Jennifer Williams started off her own artistic career as a composer. But soon enough she found that her voice could only come to full fruition as a director. With a Ph. D. from Cornell University, as well as degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the University of Chicago, she quickly built up a career in both {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

San Francisco Opera 2025-26 Review: Elektra

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(Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera) “Agamemnon! Agamemnon!” The words and tones rang in my ears still, as I emerged from the powerful rendering of San Francisco Opera’s Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s “Elektra.” The sunshine on the street did not turn it down. The 95 piece orchestra, conducted by San Francisco Orchestra Music Director, Eun Sun Kim, and the powerful voices of {…}
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San Francisco Opera to Present ‘Elektra’ with Elena Pankratova

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San Francisco Opera is set to present Strauss’ “Elektra” from June 7–27, 2026. The opera will be conducted by Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim in a production by Keith Warner. The production will star Elena Pankratova in her company debut in the title role alongside Elza van den Heever as Chrysothemis. Michaela Schuster will portray Klytemnestra while {…}
News, Season Announcement

Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Karah Son, Isabel Leonard, Christine Goerke & Ben Bliss Lead Washington National Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Washington National Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera The season opens with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in a production by E. Loren Meeker. Karah Son sings the title role with Matthew White, and Michelle Mariposa. Erina Yashima conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-20, 2026 John Adams’ “Nixon in China” will be conducted by Robert Spano and directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer. Renée {…}
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Schmidt Vocal Arts Unveils Winners of 2025-26 Indiana Regional Competition

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Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) has announced the winners of its 2025-26 Indiana Regional Competition, held at Butler University on April 11, 2026. Emmanuel Tsao of LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York, NY took First Place. Lily Wasoski of Huntington High School in Huntington, NY claimed Second Place, and Raymond Muenzer of Cincinnati Hills {…}
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Nadine Sierra, Jennifer Zetlan, Eve Gigliotti Headline ‘From Canon to Creation: A Celebration of Mannes Opera’

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Mannes School will present “From Canon to Creation: A Celebration of Mannes Opera” on Oct. 15, 2025. The program will feature music by Bellini, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Gounod, Puccini, Guang Ruo, Sarah Kirkland Snider, David T. Little, Korngold, Dvorak, and Cerrone, among others. Nadine Sierra will headline the showcase alongside Ruijia Dong, David Kahng, Jennifer Zetlan, Hannah Cho, Yulin Wang, {…}
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San Francisco Opera Announces 2025-26 Season Livestreams

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The San Francisco Opera has announced the 2025-26 season livestreams. The company said that the third performance of each mainstage opera during the 2025-26 Season will be livestreamed, including a 48-hour on-demand viewing window. The first stream will be “Rigoletto” starring Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Yongzhao Yu, Adela Zaharia, and J’Nai Bridges. Eun Sun Kim conducts the production by Jose Maria Condemi. Stream Date: Sept. {…}

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