(Credit: David Klumpp) The Staatstheater Nürnberg has named Killian Farrell its new General Music Director and Chief Conductor. Farrell will begin in his new position during the 2027-28 season and will succeed Roland Böer. In a statement, the conductor said, “I can’t wait to thrill the Nuremberg audience together with the State Philharmonic and the Opera Ensemble evening after night.” {…}
Elena Stikhina is set to participate in the Mariinsky Theatre’s White Nights Festival. The company announced the Russian soprano will sing the role of Leonora in “La Forza del Destino” on August 1. She will perform alongside Alexey Markov and Hovhannes Ayvazyan. The festival is known for bringing together the leading lights of the international opera stage and is supported by the {…}
The Marble City Opera has announced the appointment of Ryan Colbert as the Associate Executive Artistic Director. Colbert will begin in her new position on August 1, 2025. In a statement, Founding Executive Artistic Director Kathryn Frady said, “Ryan brings a wealth of experience and dedication to the opera art form coupled with a knowledge, understanding, and commitment to Marble {…}
Photo Credit: Arnaldo Colombaroli/Teatro Colon. Throughout opera, one can find tales of undeserved execution, unjust torture, and brutal treatment. Yet, one can also find tales of noble bravery, stalwart moral goodness, and uncompromisable virtue. Two sides of human nature, brutality is often not far from humanity and in opera, we are able to see this in spades. These stories, however, {…}
The Annapolis Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a Season Opening Celebration: Black and White Gala. Performance Date: Sept. 11, 2025 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will return to the company for the first time in 23 years. Performance Dates: Oct. 31 & Nov. 2, 2025 Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” will be performed in a reduced version. orchestra. {…}
(© Carlita Sari) Of Antonín Dvořák’s ten operas, “Rusalka,” written around the dawn of the twentieth century and only a few years before the composer’s death, became his most successful. That this highly romantic fairytale (or should one say, water nymph tale?) should be the most courageous of Opera Australia’s (OA) offerings for the second half of this year, tells {…}
Donald Trump is reportedly considering renaming the entire Kennedy Center after himself. According to reports, Republican Representative Bob Onder of Missouri introduced a bill that sought to rename the Kennedy Center to the “Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts.” The bill was introduced as the “Make Entertainment Great Again Act” and Onder described the President as “a patron of {…}
The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Rachmaninov’s “Aleko” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” will be performed in a double bill. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the production by Silvia Paoli, who will put the two operas in a dialogue. Brian Jagde, Carolina López Moreno, and Elchin Azizov star. Opening Night: Nov. 21, 2025 Puccini’s “La bohème” will star Anastasia Bartoli, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Hasmik {…}
(Ailyn Pérez photographed in Santa Fe by Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera) The Santa Fe Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The company said that soprano Ailyn Pérez will sing the role of Countess Almaviva in all remaining performances, replacing Spanish soprano Marina Monzó, who has withdrawn for personal reasons. Pérez returns to the {…}
Teatro Grattacielo will present three major premieres in its 2026 season. The company revealed its upcoming season in the program for its recent production of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The program notes indicate that the company will showcase the world premiere of Joseph Summer’s “The Tempest;” the U.S. premiere of the original Italian libretto for Castelnuovo Tedesco’s “The Importance of {…}
OPERA America has announced the 2025 Opera Hall of Fame Inductees. This year’s recipients include baritone and teacher Donnie Ray Albert, librettist and teacher Mark Campbell, mezzo-soprano and teacher Denyce Graves, arts leader and administrator Christopher Hahn, philanthropists and advocates Susan F. and William C. Morris, philanthropists and advocates Bernard and Barbro Osher, and arts administrator and director Francesca Zambello. {…}