Berkshire Opera Festival (BOF) has announced its third annual Community Sing-Along, a free event open to singers of all experience levels. The program, which is set to take place on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at 2 p.m., will be led by BOF Chorus Master Luca Antonucci. The Sing-Along features choruses by Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, with music drawn from {…}
The Santa Fe Opera has announced the 45 Apprentice Singers selected for its 2026 season, with performances running July 3–Aug. 29, 2026. Eighteen singers will make Santa Fe Opera debuts, while 26 will perform named roles in mainstage productions. The Apprentice Singers also serve as chorus members and covers throughout the season. In “Madama Butterfly,” the Apprentice Singers include Yeongtaek {…}
The Juilliard School, in partnership with The Denyce Graves Foundation, will present the New York premiere screening of “Simon Estes: A Heart & A Voice” on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at 7 p.m. in Morse Recital Hall. The documentary explores the life and career of trailblazing bass-baritone whose career includes more than 100 operatic roles performed in 84 opera houses, {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its production of “La Bohème.” The company said that Piero Pretti will take over the role of Rodolfo on Dec. 20, 23, 30, 2025 and Jan. 2, 2026 replacing Long Long, who is unable to perform in the production. Pretti is a well-known tenor who has performed at the Metropolitan {…}
The Staatsoper Berlin has announced a cast change for its production of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” The company said that Sandra Laagus will sing the role of Giuletta. In a statement the soprano took to social media and said, “My heart is so full as I share I’ll be singing the role of Giulietta in Lydia Steier’s iconic production of Les {…}
On Friday Dec. 19, 2025, the name of President Donald J. trump has been added to the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. The new signage was installed just a day after the Kennedy Center board, made up primarily of trump allies “voted unanimously” to rename the center. The building will now be known {…}
The world premiere of “Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote” is scheduled for January 2026 in both the United States and Mexico. The new bilingual chamber opera by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Anthony Davis with libretto by Allan Havis and Spanish text by Laura Fuentes, is based on Duncan Tonatiuh’s children’s book of the same name and explores the hopes, trials, and {…}
(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) Festival Napa Valley has announced its 2026 summer season, which runs from July 4–19, 2026. The season opens with Festival Live! Concerts, a series of daily performances showcasing Festival artists in rotating programs presented in partnership with the Frost School of Music’s Blackburn Music Academy at CIA at Copia. Performance Dates: July 4–18, 2026 Festival Napa {…}
ArtSmart will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a gala event on April 8, 2026, at the University Club of San Francisco. The evening will feature performances by soprano Latonia Moore, the organization’s first-ever Director of Engagement and Advocacy, and baritone Will Liverman. This past October, ArtSmart put on a gala that featured performances by Michael Fabiano, Pretty Yende, and Isabel {…}
The Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI has announced a cast change for its Dec. 23 concert. The orchestra said that Belgian-American conductor Giulio Cilona will step onto the podium and conduct the traditional Christmas Concert. Cilona is the winner of the 10th Ernst-von-Schuch Conducting Prize 2024 and prize winner at the International Opera Conducting Competition 2022 at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège. He is {…}
The ABAO Bilbao Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Werther.” The company said that Celso Albelo will sing the title role. He replaces Stephen Costello, who was originally announced. Albelo is a lyric tenor who has performed at the New York Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Bolshoi Theatre, Royal Opera {…}