Fondazione l’Unione Musicale Announces 2025-26 Season Featuring Andrè Schuen & Valentina Coladonato

The Fondazione l’Unione Musicale has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances for the season. Fiamma & Foco Perform music by Luzzaschi, Frescobaldi, Strozzi, Falconieri, Sances, Merula, and Monteverdi. Performance Date: Oct. 27, 2025 at the Teatro Vittoria Sentieri Selvaggi Perform music by Vacchi, Galante, Colombo Taccani, Montalbetti, Boccadoro, Francesconi, del Corno, and Colla. Performance Date: Nov. 4, {…}

Jun 13, 2025

Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell Responds to Trump Boos with Month-Old Articles

Following an evening that saw President Trump booed and cheered at the Kennedy Center, Richard Grenell is taking to X to respond to the criticism. Grenell, the interim president of the Kennedy Center responded to the reports of Trump’s boos noting that CNN’s May 7 story regarding actors boycotting the June 11 performance was fake. He said, “Weeks ago, CNN {…}

Jun 13, 2025

Sylvia D’Eramo Receives Maria Callas Debut Artist Award at the Dallas Opera

Kyle Flubacker/The Dallas Opera Archives. The Dallas Opera has named soprano Sylvia D’Eramo as the 2024-2025 “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year” for her portrayal of Mimì in Puccini’s “La bohème.” The annual award, elected exclusively by TDO subscribers, is given to one performer each season in recognition of a particularly memorable and outstanding company debut. In a statement, {…}

Jun 13, 2025

Orquesta de Córdoba Announces 2025-26 Season Featuring Berna Perles, Pablo García-López & Auxiliadora Toledano

The Orquesta de Córdoba has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Auxiliadora Toledano and Salvador Vázquez lead the New Year’s concert with music by Breton, Chueca, Valverde, Lecuona, Chabrier, Strauss II, Sait-Saens, and Lehar. Performance Dates: Jan. 1 & 2, 2026 Joaquin Turina’s “Margot” will star Berna Perles, Alba Chantar, Javier Franco, and Anabel {…}

Jun 13, 2025

Little Island Unveils 2025 Programming

Little Island announces the details for its second annual season in The Glade. This article only features classical vocal performances. Sarah Gancher’s bluegrass take on Tchaikovsky’s opera, “Eugene Onegin” makes its New York City premiere. Casting will be announced at a later date. Performance Dates: July 30 & 31, 2025 Matt Aucoin’s new song cycle, “The Lights” set to the {…}

Jun 13, 2025

International Händel Festival Göttingen 2025 Review: Solomon

(Photo: Alciro Theodoro Da Silva) This year’s International Händel Festival in Göttingen got under way with a splendid concert performance of the composer’s 1748 oratorio “Solomon,” to a libretto based on accounts from the Old Testament Books of Kings, Chronicles and Song of Solomon with additional material from Josephus, although the name of the librettist is unknown. Unlike a number {…}

Jun 12, 2025

San Francisco Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘La Bohème’

The San Francisco Opera has announced a cast change for its production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The company said that baritone Lucas Meachem, who is currently performing Marcello, will now sing the role in all remaining performances, replacing Will Liverman, who was scheduled to perform Marcello on June 13, 18, and 21. Liverman has withdrawn from the production for personal {…}

Jun 12, 2025

LA Opera Announces Rigoletto Performance on June 12 Will Go On

LA Opera has announced that the June 12 performance of “Rigoletto” will take place as planned, despite the ongoing curfew restrictions in downtown Los Angeles. The company said that “local officials have granted an exception to curfew restrictions to accommodate attendees of downtown events and performing arts venues, including the Music Center. The performance, which begins at 7:30pm, will end {…}

Jun 12, 2025

U.S. Israel Opera Initiative to Dedicate ‘Theodor’ Performance to Yaron Lischinsky & Sarah Milgrim

The U.S.-Israel Opera Initiative has announced that it will dedicate its June 15, 2025, performance of “Theodor” to Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, the young couple that was killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum. The performance will see Milgrim’s mother and Lischinsky’s siblings in attendance. The performance marks the launch of the U.S.-Israel Opera Initiative. The event will take place {…}

Jun 12, 2025

Guild Opera Company Unveils 5 Sopranos Concert

Guild Opera Company is set to present a “5 Sopranos Concert” on June 13, 2025. The showcase will feature Emma Berggren, Agnese Gallenzi, Claire Pegram, Leela Subramaniam and Lena Yasmin at the First German United Methodist Church in Glendale, CA. The program will include music by Mozart, Donizetti, Strauss, and Bernstein, among others. They will be joined by pianist Helen {…}

Jun 12, 2025

Daniele Gatti Named Music Director of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Daniele Gatti has been named Music Director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. The conductor will begin his tenure in 2026 during the 88th Festival del Maggio and will serve for an initial three years through June 30, 2029. In a statement, General Director Carlos Fuortes said, “I am particularly pleased to announce this appointment. Daniele Gatti is one of the {…}