Zach Altman has announced Altman Artists, a new artist management agency. The news was announced via social media with Altman stating, “I am overjoyed to find myself representing some of my favorite artists, some of whom I’ve known forever and some of whom I’ve only gotten to know in the past few months. What they all have in common is {…}
(Photo: © Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn) Before I get to the performance in question for this review, “Dialogues des Carmelites,” I have a few words about the setting. Though reasonably well-travelled, somehow I never went to Vienna. I did attend Salzburg for the festival. And Munich as well, for a shattering Janacek’s “From the House of the Dead”. Paris, {…}
On Jan. 16, 2026, the Sámi opera, “Ovllá,” composed by Cecilia Damström and Juho-Sire/Siri Broch Johansen will make its world premiere on the main stage of Oulu City Theatre. “Ovllá” is about the disappearance of truth and about profound loneliness. It tells the story of having one’s roots and cultural heritage torn apart. The story follows a child, who is {…}
Isabel Leonard is set to present a concert with friends at Carnegie Hall on Jan. 15, 2026 at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage The program will feature paints John Arida, vocalist Jordan Donica, and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green. The will perform a wide-ranging repertoire drawn from the 1930s and ’40s songbooks of Bernstein, Berlin, Ellington, Porter, Still, Price, Copland, Weill, and {…}
(Credit: Julieta Cervantes) Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” has become a staple of the Christmas holiday ever since it premiered on TV in 1951. While it was the first opera specifically composed for television, the work has since become a holiday staple for many of the major opera houses across the United States of America. This year, {…}
The Kennedy family has reacted to the renaming of The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Performing Arts. Many of the family members took to social media to share their thoughts and slammed the current administration. In a statement Maria Shriver, daughter of Eunice Kennedy said, “The Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F Kennedy. It was named {…}
Kennedy Center Ex-Officio Board Members have released a statement regarding President Trump’s illegal effort to rename the performing arts center. In a statement, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), House Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA-02), and {…}
(Credit: Soloman Howard) The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Madama Butterfly.” The company said that Ailyn Pérez and Toni Marie Palmertree will replace Elena Stikhina in March performances, singing the role of Cio-Cio-San. Pérez will sing the role on March 11, 14, 19, and 23, while Palmertree will sing the final performance on March {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of “Rigoletto.” The company said, “Soprano Andrea Carroll has withdrawn from the COC’s upcoming production of Rigoletto. The COC welcomes sopranos Sarah Dufresne and Andriana Chuchman to share the role of Gilda for the duration of the performance run.” Dufresne will perform on Jan. 24, 28, and Feb. {…}
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts is set to be renamed The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. CNN is reporting that the board of Trustees voted to rename the performing arts center in a unanimous vote. Spokeswoman Roma Daravi said in a statement, “The Kennedy Center Board {…}
(Photo: Michele Crosera) Venice’s Teatro La Fenice opened its 2025-26 season with a new production of “La Clemenza di Tito,” widely considered to be the least popular of Mozart’s mature operas. Its premiere in 1791 at the Estates Theatre in Prague received a lukewarm reception, with the Empress herself complaining that “nearly all of us fell asleep.” Albert Einstein’s assessment {…}