Trinity Church has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is “NOVUS Renewal: Undivided,” a performance featuring the world premiere of Andrew Yee’s “Trans Requiem” as well as works by Barber and Pauline Oliveros. Soloists include Breanna Sinclairé and Katharine Goforth. The showcase features the Trinity Choir as well as the {…}
(Credit: Bob Shomler) Opera San José is set to open its 42nd season with Mozart’s “Così Fan Tutte.” The opera will be directed by Alek Shrader in his OSJ directorial debut, with Music Director and Principal Conductor Joseph Marcheso leading Mozart’s score. The ensemble cast will feature Ricardo José Rivera as Guglielmo, Ricardo Garcia and Benjamin Ruiz alternating as Ferrando, Dale {…}
Baritone Kartal Karagedik has joined the roster of Hilbert Artist Management for General Management. Karagedik is a Turkish singer who has performed at leading opera houses and festivals, including the Hamburg State Opera, Opéra Vlaanderen, Savonlinna Opera Festival, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra de Monte Carlo, Torre del Lago Puccini Festival, and Teatro Comunale di Bologna. The baritone has sung {…}
The Teatro Verdi Estate is set to present Puccini’s “Tosca.” The new staging, Stefania Panighini, will feature sets by Nicolò Cristiano, costumes by Chiara Barichello and lighting design by Emanuele Agliati. In a statement, Panighini said, “We’ve always seen it as such! Tosca is a seemingly normal story of abuse. We’ve been looking at it in this way for over {…}
On Friday, June 13, 2025, for King Charles’ birthday, numerous operatic figures were honored and knighted. Among them was Alex Beard, CEO of the Royal Opera House, who was knighted. Meanwhile, David Pickard, former director of BBC Proms and General Director of Glyndebourne, was awarded an OBE, while soprano Gabriella Di Laccio and mezzo Ann Atkinson were awarded Member of {…}
On June 4, Soprano Dinah Bryant died. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sept. 1, 1953, Bryant studied at Georgia State University and went on to have a successful operatic career singing more than 50 roles. Throughout her career, Bryant sang at many of the leading opera houses in the world, including the Opera de Bellas Artes, which she opened during {…}
Opéra de Montréal has announced that Jean-Pierre Primiani will become the company’s new General Director. The company announced that the Board of Directors chose Primiani, who currently serves as Chief Philanthropy Officer, for the position and will begin Nov. 1, 2025. He will succeed Patrick Corrigan, who, during his tenure, has built an extraordinary team and community around ambitious programming, {…}
The Opéra de Montréal has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” featuring John Brancy, Ruben Drole, Kirsten LeBlanc, Anthony Gregory, Andrea Núñez, Sophie Naubert, Matthew Li, and William Meinert. Kensho Watanabe conducts a production by Stephen Lawless. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. 5, 2025 The company will present the Talent Gala. Performance Date: Nov. 11, 2025 Atom Egoyan directs Janáček’s “Jenůfa” withNicole Paiement conductting. The {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get a chance to see a new production of the Ring Cycle, a classic recording of a Verdi staple, and two solo albums. Here is a look at this week’s releases. Black Pierrot Lexicon Classics releases “Black Pierrot,” a {…}
(Graphic courtesy of the Recording Academy) The Grammy Awards have announced updates to various categories, including the classical field. The Recording Academy announced that in the classical field categories, composers and lyricists/librettists will now be eligible for GRAMMY recognition alongside all other key creative personnel, including artists, producers, and engineers on winning albums. Other updates were made in the General {…}
New York’s Chelsea Music Festival has unveiled its 2025 slate. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer during the week-long event. First up is the opening night concert featuring soprano Sonya Headlam and the Ivalas Quintet. The program features works by Helena Winkelman, Honegger, Schoeck, Haydn, Bloch, and Martin. This event takes place at St. Paul’s German {…}
