The Music Academy of the West raised a record $1.2 million at its 2026 Music Note Gala. The showcase, held August 14 at the Bella Vista Estate in Summerland, California, honored Cheryl Goldberg, a member of the Music Academy’s Board of Directors and Founding Contributor to The Muse, the Academy’s forthcoming Music Education Center in downtown Santa Barbara. The evening {…}
After eight editions presented as a concert, Oper’Actuel is set to expand. Chants Libres announced that from Sept. 21 to 26, 2026, the organization will launch the very first edition of its biennial festival, a full week dedicated to contemporary opera creation. The new format will feature performances, workshops, professional showcases, conferences, discussions, public talks and auditions. Per an official {…}
The Mannes Opera hs announced its 2026-27 season. Per an official press release, Mannes Opera Music Director Cris Frisco said, “I’m excited for a season that connects the stories we’ve been telling through music for over 400 years. Whether we’re wrestling with memory, loss, faith, or family, it’s amazing how the core human experience hasn’t changed over the centuries. We’re {…}
The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra has announced Dmitry Yablonsky as its new Music Director and Chief Conductor. He will take up his post immediately. The conductor and cellist was already named conductor laureate of the Jerusalem Symphony in 2016. Yablonsky has conducted in Camerino (Italy) and is the Music Director of Kiev Virtuosi. Since fall 2016, he teaches at the Buchmann-Mehta {…}
(Photo: Rossini Opera Festival) Written in just fifteen days in 1812 for Venice’s Teatro San Moisè, this one-act burletta per musica belongs to the extraordinary period of the composer’s youth when, at just 20 years old, Rossini seemed capable of turning even the most seemingly minor plot into a theatrical mechanism of breathtaking precision, sustained by music of the highest {…}
Dutch-Argentine soprano Ana-Carmen Balestra has been awarded the GrachtenfestivalPrijs 2026 following a unanimous jury decision at Felix Meritis, appointing her Artist in Residence for the 2027 festival. The jury praised her commanding stage presence, vocal warmth, and energetic expressiveness across a finale program featuring works by Massenet, Velázquez, and Piazzolla. Balestra is a former Young Artist at London’s National Opera {…}
Just a short drive from the border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, situated on the banks of the River Tweed, lies the beautiful stately home of Paxton House in its 80 acres of parkland. Built between 1758 and 1766 by the Home family, it remained in the family’s hands until 1988, when the last laird, John Home Robertson, placed the house and {…}
On August 23, Gustavo Dudamel will conduct his final concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Music & Artistic Director. Fans all over the world will be able to experience the special performance as it will livestream exclusively on YouTube on Gustavo Dudamel’s channel. The show, titled “A Concert for Venezuela,” will also serve as a global fundraiser for the {…}
Sutton Cinemas in Grass Valley has announced that it will stop carrying the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series Music in the Mountains, which was the organization that convinced Sutton Cinemas to present the HD broadcasts, contacted The Nevada Theatre when it learned of the decision to see if it would be possible to stream the performances. However, the organization {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of “La Traviata.” The company said that Andriana Chuchman will sing the role of Violetta on Sept. 27, Oct 2, and 9, replacing Lucia Cesaroni. Chuchman made her Canadian Opera Company as as Gilda in “Rigoletto” last season and has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Vancouver Opera, San {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to host “Style Across the Aisle (SATA)” on Sept. 9, 2026. The famed event will see Google as the presenting partner and will bridging the gap between local fashion design and technology. This year’s event will honor the 25th anniversary of 9/11. In a statement, general Manager Peter Gelb, General Manager said, “The Metropolitan Opera {…}