Q & A: Soprano Amy Ní Fhearraigh On Her Rising Profile & Her Role As Cora In The World Premiere Of The Curing Line At The Kilkenny Arts Festival

(Photo: Roberto Santos-Luy) Having just watched the splendid Irish soprano Amy Ní Fhearraigh, one of Ireland’s rising stars, in her role debut as Donna Anna in Blackwater Valley Opera Festival’s production of “Don Giovanni” as well as being scheduled to review her next role as Cora in the world premiere of Michael Gallen’s award-winning new opera “The Curing Line” at {…}

Divaria Productions & Bruce Museum to Present ‘Tactile Space’

On August 1, 2026, the Bruce Museum, in collaboration with Divaria Productions, will present a musical performance concluding its Georges Braque exhibit, “Tactile Space,” in Greenwich, Connecticut. The curated program draws on music that influenced Braque, music the artist himself inspired, and works written in his honor, spanning composers including Bach, Satie, Ravel, Massenet, Stravinsky, and De Falla. The performance {…}

Q & A: Mattia Oliveri on ‘Eugene Onegin,’ Santa Fe Opera & Returning to the Metropolitan Opera

Italian baritone Mattia Oliveri has become one of the most in-demand singers of his generation performing at major opera houses including the Teatro alla Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Semperoper Dresden, Teatro Massimo in Palermo and Opéra de Paris. He has become renowned for his Italian repertoire in particular the Bel Canto works and has slowly moved into heavier {…}

Espresso Publishing House Releases New Translation of ‘Madame Chrysanthème,’ Inspiration for Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly’

Espresso Publishing House released a new English translation of Pierre Loti’s 1887 novel “Madame Chrysanthème” on July 14, 2026. The book is a French naval officer’s fictionalized diary of a marriage he arranges for a season in Nagasaki, to Chrysanthème herself, whom he leaves behind without much feeling when his ship sails. The novel stands at the head of the {…}

Lisette Oropesa, Cecilia Bartoli, Ying Fang, Emily D’Angelo, Michael Spyres, Julie Roset Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This audiences will get another “Maria Stuarda” recording and a new recording of “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.” There are also a number oratorios and world premiere recordings. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Deutsche Grammophon and C Major Entertainment release Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” from {…}