Plácido Domingo has been named the 2025 recipient of the Premio Puccini. The famed artist will receive the prize on Nov. 18 at the Auditorium Caruso del Gran Teatro Giacomo Puccini di Torre del Lago (Viareggio). Domingo made his Puccini Festival debut in 1974, singing Cavaradossi in “Tosca,” and later conducted a production of “Madama Butterfly” in 2004. He also {…}
Toledo Opera will present its annual “OPERAtunity Day” on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The event concludes that evening with “Triviata Night” at Toledo Spirits, featuring a general-knowledge trivia competition with an operatic twist. With only 18 percent of Toledo Opera’s annual budget derived from ticket sales, OPERAtunity Day encourages community members to be a part of supporting such key initiatives {…}
Malmö Opera has announced two new operas for 2026. First up, the organization will present the Scandinavian premiere of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s “The Shining.” The opera, which premiered in 2016, will take the stage on August 22, 2206 at Storan in a production by Keith Warner. Then the company will showcase a production of “Rusalka” directed by Orpha {…}
“The Drag Messiah” is set to return for its second season at Red Eye NY. The all-new reimagining of Händel’s “Messiah,” where the sacred meets the sensational, is conceived and hosted by Créatine Price, the alter ego of Jordan Weatherston Pitts, who has earned international acclaim for her fusion of opera, oratorio, and theater. The lineup features sopranist Teresa Castillo {…}
Tapestry Opera launches its inaugural Free Underground Concerts series. This article only features vocal concerts. Danika Lorèn and Gentle Freak preview the OpenStudio and MainStage’s “Slaying My Demon Lover.” Performance Date: November 24, 2025 Silver Thread present a choral concert titled “Seeds In Flight.” Performance Date: December 8, 2025 Read Related Stories Tapestry Opera Announces 2025-26 Season Tapestry Opera Announces {…}
(Photo credit: Smiley Photography) Rebecca Bryant Novak, a former doctoral conducting student at the Eastman School of Music who was silenced after reporting harassment by a faculty member is taking a stance by conducting a concert in support of free expression. Earlier this year, Bryant Novak was expelled from the University of Rochester after filing a complained about behavior by {…}
Almost every year, a multitude of operas are premiered, some of which never really get publicly highlighted as they should due to certain operas taking the limelight, funds, and critical attention. Thus, in this three-month series entitled, Opera History Flashbacks, we’ll be taking a look at three historically important years and the operas that were premiered during those years. If {…}
The new opera, “An Act of Piracy” is set to make its premiere. “An Act of Piracy” will be presented by Richard Parry and Mary-Anne Roberts. They play the roles of Tom and Calypso, respectively. The score features classical British sea songs, as well as a calypso band. The opera tells the story of a man from West Wales carried {…}
The Heritage Signature Chorale will present “Reaching New Horizons.” The performance is set for on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at 6 p.m. at First United Congregational Church of Christ, 945 G Street NW, Washington, DC. The program includes works by John Stoddard, Adolphus Hailstork, L. L. Fleming, Robert Shaw, Cedric Dent, Leonard de Paur, Moses Hogan, Hall Johnson, and Ralph {…}
The Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Centre (AMACC) has announced the four laureates of the 2026 Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP). Georgian-Israeli composer Hana Ajiashvili earned the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music for her 2022 work “Riddle,” a setting of Yehuda Halevi’s poetry exploring persecution and resilience. Meanwhile, American composer and thereminist Dalit Hadass Warshaw won the Azrieli Commission for Jewish {…}
The Las Vegas Sinfonietta, in partnership with Vegas City Opera, will present a semi-staged concert production of Händel’s “Semele.” The opera, which will take the stage on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at the Clark County Library, will be presented in a production that reimagines the famed work through the lens of contemporary celebrity culture, following a rising {…}