As part of its community education project, Opera UnTouched will present Menotti’s “The Telephone” in co-working spaces throughout London. Each performance is 40-minute modern take on Menotti’s opera. Valeria Perboni directs Stephen Whitford in the role of Ben and Grace Watkins as Lucy. Adrian Salinero serves as music director. Watkins, who is also Opera UnTouched’s Artistic Director said in a {…}
(Photo: W.Hoesl) I have gone back to Vienna’s “Fledermaus” several times since it was broadcast at New Year, and each viewing has left me more certain about what troubles me in it. What was shown was the famous Otto Schenk production from 1979, long regarded as a model of traditional operetta staging: elegant, theatrical, and musically alert. It is still {…}
Teatro Grattacielo is set to present its America 250 double bill, bringing together the world premiere of “Jefferson Lives!” and a new production of Puccini’s “Suor Angelica.” The production is set to be presented on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 at The Sam at The Flea Theater. “Jefferson Lives!” is Teatro Grattacielo’s first commissioned opera, created in collaboration with Polyhymnia, {…}
Alexander Manotskov’s “Creation of the World, or Kabbalat Shabbat” is set to receive its U.S. premiere this October. The opera, which will be performed on Oct. 10 and 11, 2026, at The 1986 Studio in Brooklyn, draws on the biblical six days of Creation and the seventh day of rest. Directed by Emiliia Kivelevich, the Hebrew language production has been {…}
Chicago City Opera will present the Chicago premiere of Heinrich Marschner’s “Der Vampyr” this October. The opera with a libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück will be staged Oct. 7 at Colvin House, Oct. 9 at Fulton St. Collective, and Oct. 11 at the Skokie Theater. Alexandra Enyart, CCO’s artistic director, will conduct, with SarahAnn Sutter directing. The cast includes baritone {…}
On Sept. 18, 2026, more than 2,500 artists, Kennedy Center workers, union members, and community members joined hands around the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, forming a human chain encircling the building and calling on President Donald Trump to step down as chairman and from the Center’s Board of Trustees. “Hands Around the Kennedy Center” was organized {…}
Conductor Nil Venditti has been appointed Chief Conductor of Lahti Symphony Orchestra in Finland. She will begin her three-year tenure, with the option of a two-year renewal, from the 2027-28 season, which will include a minimum of six performing weeks per season. In a statement Maija Kylkilahti, General Manager of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra said, “Nil Venditti is one of the most {…}
The San Francisco Opera is set to present a complimentary performance of “Simon Boccanegra” on Sept. 19, 2026 at 2 p.m. The performance will be held in celebration of the opening of the company’s 104th season and comes after the orchestra and management came to a new agreement following a strike that saw opening night canceled. In order to attend {…}
Alissa Goretsky has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. She will be managed at Askonas Holt by Dominic Domingo and Kate Robson. Goretsky is a Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Grand Finals Winner in 2025, and is in her third year as a Butler Studio Artist at Houston Grand Opera. Last season, she sang the role of {…}
Former Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Assistant Conductor Jherrard Hardeman is suing the orchestra and the University of Rochester for breach of contract and alleges both institutions defamed him In his lawsuit, which was filed in May, Hardeman alleges he was pushed out of his roles and later defamed by claims of inappropriate conduct with minors. According to the lawsuit, Hardeman joined {…}
Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin is set to return to Carnegie Hall for an ambitious cycle of Mahler’s nine completed symphonies. Mahler’s symphonies have been a recurring presence throughout Nézet-Séguin’s career, which has included acclaimed interpretations with leading orchestras in Europe and North America. With eight performances at Carnegie Hall and three at the Metropolitan Opera, this cycle represents a landmark undertaking, {…}