Death of Classical to Preview Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Production

Death of Classical will launch its 10th Anniversary Season with a special partnership with the Metropolitan Opera, celebrating one of the most anticipated new operas, “Lincoln in the Bardo,” by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek. Taking audiences beyond the traditional preview performance, Death of Classical will transform two historic New York cemeteries into immersive theatrical journeys inspired by {…}

Aug 19, 2026

Mozart Statuettes Go Missing from Mozart Birthday Tribute

(Photo credit: Schrader) More than 200 gold statuettes of Mozart have disappeared from an exhibit at the composer’s former home. On July 15, The Mozarteum Foundation unveiled 320 statuettes of Mozart and his dog, as part of the composer’s 270th birthday celebration. Within two weeks, more than 80 of the polymer figures designed by German conceptual artist Ottmar Hörl had {…}

Aug 19, 2026

Cast Change: Dave Monaco Takes Over Rossini Opera Festival’s Stabar Mater

The Rossini Opera Festival has announced a cast change for the “Stabat” Mater on August 23, 2026. The company said that Dave Monaco will replace Dmitry Korchak, who has canceled for personal reasons. This season at the Rossini Opera Festival, Monaco has already performed a solo recital and starred in the production of “L’occasione fa il ladro,”for which OperaWire said, {…}

Aug 19, 2026

Royal Ballet & Opera Announces ‘After Hours’

The Royal Ballet and Opera announces “After Hours,” a new late-night event in London’s Covent Garden. The event will give visitors the rare chance to explore the Royal Opera House after dark and the evening features exclusive talks, live demonstrations, installations and activities combined with access to behind-the-scenes tours and a silent disco under the glass canopy of the Paul {…}

Aug 19, 2026

OperAffinity Festival 2026 Announces Young Artists & Inaugural Composer-in-Residence

OperAffinity Festival 2026 has announced the young artists selected to participate in this year’s edition, alongside the launch of its inaugural Composer-in-Residence Programme. The festival’s newest additions arrive through partnerships with the Aspen Music Festival and School and the National Opera Studio in London. Through the Aspen partnership, supported by Alan Fletcher, Renée Fleming, Patrick Summers, and Myra Huang, American {…}

Aug 19, 2026

Houston Grand Opera to Present 2026 Butler Studio Showcase

Houston Grand Opera will present the annual Butler Studio Showcase on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 2:30 p.m. in the Cullen Theater at the Wortham Theater Center. The performance will feature all twelve members of the Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio in fully staged, costumed scenes from such operas as “Das Rheingold,” “La bohème,” “Eugene Onegin,” “L’amico Fritz,” {…}

Aug 19, 2026

Seattle Opera to Host Annual Opera Center Open House This September

Seattle Opera and Classical KING FM will host their annual Opera Center Open House on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Opera Center. The free event invites the public behind the scenes of both organizations, with live performances, facility tours, hands-on activities, and appearances by community partners throughout the afternoon. This year’s Open House centers on {…}

Aug 19, 2026

Rossini Opera Festival 2026 Review: Matteo Mancini & Giuseppe Toia in Recital

(Photo: Rossini Opera Festival) As part of the recitals that traditionally accompany the Rossini Opera Festival’s program, a recital was held featuring baritones Matteo Mancini and Giuseppe Toia, with Michele D’Elia at the piano. Mancini and Toia appeared relaxed from the very beginning, comfortable with a repertoire they know and perform regularly. The program allowed them to explore different facets {…}

Aug 19, 2026

Glyndebourne Festival 2026 Review: Ariadne auf Naxos

(Photo: © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton) My first thought on reviewing the timetable for Glyndebourne’s new production of Richard Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos” was that they’d missed a huge trick! For the lengthy, 90-minute interval, (customary at Glyndebourne to enable opera goers to partake in a picnic or meal among their glorious grounds in the summer season), was {…}

Aug 18, 2026

National Symphony Orchestra Announces 2026-27 Season Weeks Before Opening Concert

The National Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026-27 and first season outside of the Kennedy Center. The season opens on Sept. 26 with an concert of orchestral works conducted by Music Director Gianandrea Noseda. This article only features classical vocal works. Bass-baritone Will Liverman joins the orchestra for the world premiere of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s “Urge,” a NSO co-commission setting texts {…}

Aug 18, 2026

Rossini Opera Festival 2026 Review: Rossinimania ‘Rossini à Paris’

(Photo: Rossini Opera Festival) During the first decades of the nineteenth century, demand for music was extremely strong, but there was no way of listening again, through any kind of recording medium, to what audiences had so greatly enjoyed in the theater or concert halls. This gave rise to an entire repertoire of arrangements and transcriptions of larger-scale works, reduced {…}