OperaDelaware presents “Don Giovanni Portraits,” a chamber arrangement of Mozart’s opera, at OperaDelaware Studios on the Riverfront on Oct. 8 and Oct. 10. This version, presented ahead of a full production of “Don Giovanni” at The Grand Opera House, is arranged for reduced forces by Husan Chun Novak, who also conducts and plays. The cast includes Gerard Moon as Don Giovanni, {…}
Perelman Performing Arts Center’s inaugural Democracy Cycle Festival is set to present the world premiere of “The Puerto Rico Experiment” as part of its 2027 season. From Jan. 16 – 21, 2027, audiences will get a chance to see the work composed by Angélica Negrón, her Brooklyn-based indie electronic band Balún, and the Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth. The {…}
The Lucerne Festival has announced its Forward 2027 season. The autumn festival, “Forward,” dedicated to contemporary music, is curated by Jörg Widmann. This years theme, “Echoes of Schumann,” will bring old and new into dialogue and explore the fascination that Robert Schumann continues to hold for composers today Here are the vocal performances. The Ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra {…}
Festival Napa Valley presented tenor and humanitarian Andrea Bocelli with the Angels of the Arts Award, the Festival’s highest honor. The award was presented at the celebratory gala on Sept, 2026 14, 2026 at the historic Carolands Chateau in Hillsborough, California. The gala benefited the Addiction Education Society and Festival Napa Valley and the evening was presented in memory of {…}
The Teatro Pergolesi di Jesi has announced its 59th edition featuring four operas. The season opens with Puccini’s “Il Trittico” starring Massimo Cavalletti, Giulio Pelligra, Alessandra di Giorgio, and Elena Antonini in “Il Tabarro,” Alessandra di Giorgio and Arlene Miatto Albeldas in “Suor Angelica” and Massimo Cavalletti, Francesca Maionchi, Arlene Miatto Albeldas, and Giulio Pelligra in “Gianni Schicchi.” Stefano Vignati {…}
(Photo: Michael Rathmann) Kloster Knechtsteden is an ideal spot for early music. You do not just get an unaltered Romanesque church, but also the whole surrounding abbey ecosystem. There is a college, a library, guest lodgings, and a Kulturhof with an art gallery. The moment you turn off the main road, that noble porch stands there to welcome you. Inside, {…}
Serbian Marija Jelić Sid a rising star in opera, having performed at the Belgrade National Theatre, and Serbian National Theater as well as at the Ljubljana Festival, National Opera and Ballet in North Macedonia, Jerusalem Opera Festival, Sigulda Opera Festival, and Riga National Opera Orchestra. In addition to her career on stage, she is the president of the International Opera {…}
(Credit: ©Todd Rosenberg) Rosa Feola is one of the most acclaimed sopranos of her generation and sought-after for her distinct lyric soprano and her impeccable acting. She has sung at many of the most important houses in the world and since 2019 has been at the Metropolitan Opera performing productions of “Le Nozze di Figaro,” “Fedora,” “Rigoletto” and “La Traviata.” {…}
Opera Philadelphia and New York City Center have announced a landmark collaboration to bring Opera Philadelphia’s new take on George and Ira Gershwin’s “Let ’Em Eat Cake” to New York in March 2027. The New York premiere will be held following its Philadelphia premiere at the Academy of Music Jan. 29–31 and be directed by theater and opera director Zack {…}
(Photo Credit: Juanjo Bruzza) From the moment that he took the stage of the Teatro Colón alongside pianist Vicenzo Scalera (who was incidentally celebrating his birthday), Juan Diego Flórez had the audience under a spell. Flórez, who has never performed a role at the famed opera house, has always exuded star power and even as he moves through his middle {…}
(Photo: “Carmen” is the most performed opera in the world by number of productions, and its heroine dies in every generation for the same reason: for the right to rule her own life. Now let’s ask ourselves how many of those productions were, and still are, staged through the male gaze. Taking a Closer Look Bárbara Lluch‘s new production of {…}