The Ebell has announces its programming for Women’s History Month. “The Ebell + LA Festival: Powered by Women” is a celebration of community partnerships and creative expression featuring live performances, interactive art, dance, music, marketplace moments, and more. Classical vocal performers include LA VOICES, The Ebell Chorale, and Vox Femina. LA VOICES will present “We Can Do It,” a family-friendly {…}
I have often been struck by how suddenly an opera audience can erupt. Not a polite swell of applause, but an immediate, collective response, as if the entire hall had agreed in advance. No signal is given, no delay occurs; it happens after a phrase, a held note, sometimes even a silence. What fascinates me is not simply that audiences {…}
Soprano Karen Slack will be among the headliners of Carnegie Hall‘s presentation of the American Composers Orchestra in “Hello, America: Letters to Us, from Us” on March 11 at Zankel Hall. The showcase, part of Carnegie Hall’s United in Sound: America at 250 festival commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, will be led by conductor Carolyn Kuan. {…}
Tenor Aaron Pegram has died. The Semperoper Dresden announced the news via social media stating, “It is with great shock and deep sadness that we say goodbye to our ensemble member Aaron Pegram, who passed away completely unexpectedly in Dresden last Sunday.” Pegram was an ensemble member at the Semperoper Dresden who performed 49 productions and 60 different roles with {…}
Jeffrey Kahane has stepped down as Music Director of the San Antonio Philharmonic. The conductor said in a statement, “I’m deeply grateful for the musical experiences I’ve had with the San Antonio Philharmonic and to the community of music lovers in this wonderful city that I have come to love so much. Every distinguished guest artist and artistic partner who {…}
Composer and conductor Wojciech Michniewski has passed away. Michniewski was born on April 4, 1947. He studied at the State Music Academy in Warsaw. He began his career in 1973 as conductor of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1979-81 Michniewski was artistic director of the Teatr Wielki in Łódź, and was music director of the stage for contemporary music of the {…}
This week, in time for Valentine’s Day, the San Diego Opera is set to present “The Barber of Seville” featuring a cast of rising stars including Dean Murphy, who returns to the United States after eight years. The American baritone first debuted the role of Figaro 11 years ago at the Connecticut Lyric Opera in 2015 and has gone on {…}
The Cacciaconti Music Festival has announced its 2026 season. For the purposes of this article, only the vocal performances, both in Radicofani, will be showcased. The Radicofani series opens at the Church of San Pietro with a program featuring soprano Channa Malkin and guitarist Izhar Elias. The concert includes vocal and instrumental works by Domenico Obizzi, Girolamo Sanz, Biagio Marini, {…}
(Photo Credit: Michael Bishop) Houston Grand Opera has announced the winners of the Concert of Arias at the 38th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. British soprano Scarlett Jones took home first place and the $25,000 prize. Currently pursuing her Master of Music at The Juilliard School as a Kovner Fellow, Jones recently performed Gertrude in Humperdinck’s “Hansel and {…}
(Photo credits: chrissinger, Eccles, Gonz, Placek) The Aspen Music Festival and School announces its 2026 season. This article only features opera-related events. Thomas Hampson and pianist Myra Huang give a recital. The program will be announced in April. Performance Date: July 2, 2026 Key’mon W. Murrah solos in Jake Heggie’s “Earth 2.0” (AMFS co-commission). James Gaffigan conducts the Aspen Chamber {…}
(Credit: Martin Sigmund) While the midsize southwestern German city of Stuttgart is not an international operatic centre like Berlin or Munich, it’s nonetheless important to opera’s history. It witnessed the world premieres of three major works: Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos“ (1912); Zemlinsky’s “A Florentine Tragedy” (1917); and Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten” (1984), in addition to several operas by Carl Orff and {…}