Tête à Tête Opera Festival returns to London. Janet Oates and Simon Pettifar’s new opera, “Hidden Lovers” is produced by Mayhem Opera. Performance Date: September 22, 2025 “The Fairy Temple” by Lucinda Guy and Robert Herrick is next. Performance Date: September 23, 2025 Young Opera Makers presents “Peeled Back: A Triple Bill.” The program features “Get Your Licks In” by {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has found its next Wotan in the Ring Cycle. The Associated Press is reporting that Met General Manager Peter Gelb said that Ryan Speedo Green will sing the role when the Met launches its new Ring Cycle in the 2027-28 season. The news comes as Green is singing the role of Wotan at the Santa Fe Opera {…}
(Credit: Karen Almond) The former Chicago Opera Theater Music Director, Lidiya Yankovskaya, is leaving the United States. The conductor told WBEZ Chicago that she wanted to raise her children in a free environment where they could express themselves. She said, “I want to be sure that my children can grow up feeling like they can always express themselves freely. I {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Luisa Miller.” The company noted that Nadine Sierra will sing the title role, replacing the originally announced Federica Lombardi. Sierra first performed the title role in concert at the Teatro San Carlo. This season, she is set to open a new production of “La Sonnambula” at the Metropolitan {…}
(Credit: Natalia Mentugova) The Staatsoper Berlin has announced a cast change for “Nabucco.” The company said that Lidia Fridman will make her house debut, taking over the role of Abigaille in all performances, replacing Anastasia Bartoli, who was originally announced. Fridman has performed the role of Abigaille at the Teatro Dante Alighieri. She is well known for her Bel Canto {…}
(Photo by Jessica Strobel Photography) New Music USA has named Vanessa Rose to the position of President & CEO. Rose, who comes to the company from leading the American Composers Forum, takes over for Vanessa Reed, who held the position between 2019-2025. Rose’s tenure is set to kick off on Oct. 15, 2025. “Having worked alongside New Music USA for {…}
Opera Mississippi has announced its 2025-26 season, marking its 80th anniversary. The theme of the new season will be “An American Tapestry: A Season of Sound and Spirit.” The season opens with “American Canvas: An Evening of Art Songs” featuring tenor John Christopher Adams and pianist Tyler Kemp. The evening will also feature the formal introduction of the company’s new {…}
(© Enrico Nawrath) First seen on the Green Hill in 2023, the director of “Parsifal,” 55-year-old Jay Scheib, professor of music and theatre arts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an American of international standing in the hi-tech world, is a technological wizard like no other! A couple of his credits include Thomas Adès’ “Powder Her Face” (New York {…}
Opera Memphis has unveiled its 2025-26 season, which celebrates the company’s 70th anniversary. First up is the “30 Days of Opera,” a series of free performances across the city. The event is sponsored by ArtsMemphis, AutoZone, Tennessee Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, FedEx, Hyde Family Foundation, and The Morton Museum of Collierville History. Performance Dates: Sept. 1 – {…}
Felipe Tristan is the new Artistic Director of the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. The conductor, who is Principal Conductor de Monterrey and Conductor at the Manhattan School of Music, starts his tenure in September 2025. “Brooklyn is a place of ideas, creativity, community, and all around one of the hippest places on earth,” Tristan noted per an official press release. “I {…}
The Puccini Festival has announced a cast change for its production of “Tosca” on August 9, 2025. The company said that due to illness, Jonathan Tetelman won’t be able to sing the role of Mario Cavaradossi. As a result, Vittorio Grigolo will sing the role and return to the festival following his performances as Rodolfo in “La bohème.” Grigolo has {…}
