On Sept. 15, 2026, producer Cary Hoffman staged a workshop and rehearsal of the avant pop opera “I’m Killin’ ‘Em: A Comic’s Opera” at the AMT Theater in New York. The new opera is currently in search of a director to lead a limited Off Broadway run. The work is composed and written by Hoffman and was inspired by the {…}
Chicago Fringe Opera has unveiled its upcoming fall 2026 showcases. First up is “Waking the Witch” by composer and librettist Ashi Day. The one-act, 70-minute immersive chamber opera is scored for three singers and Pierrot ensemble. It also casts the audience as an accused witch surrounded by interrogators and animal familiars. Performance Dates: Sept. 25 – 27, 2026 Then comes {…}
(Photo Credit: Isabel Machado Rios) Soprano Susanne Serfling is set to receive the 2026 Gelsenkirchen Theater Prize on Oct. 17, 2026. The prize, established by the Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen Foundation, will be awarded to Serfling at the Musiktheater im Revier’s Kleines Haus. Serfling has been a permanent ensemble member at MiR Gelsenkirchen since the 2025-26 season and previously appeared as a {…}
Opera Praktikos is set to world premiere a new interabled adaptation of Vincenzo Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026, as part of National Sawdust’s inaugural makemake Festival in Brooklyn. The 90-minute, one-act production reimagines the 1831 work through the integration of American Sign Language and bel canto singing with the aim of framing the opera’s somnambulism as a {…}
Sabbioneta Chamber Opera Festival will opens its concert season with Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo.” The showcase, set for Sept. 19, 2026, at the Teatro all’Antica in Sabbioneta, is the culmination of the festival’s Residencies project, an international laboratory that began in May and brought young artists from several European countries to Sabbioneta to prepare the production. Leading the residency is contralto Sara Mingardo. {…}
(Photo Credit: Juvenilia Board) Juvenilia, the European Network of Young Opera Friends, has announced the election of a new Board for the 2026 to 2028. The announcement was made during the organization’s annual assembly in Berlin on May 8, 2026. In sum, 129 members cast votes across 15 candidates for 1o Board positions. The results had Tim Pionteck reelected President, {…}
Donald Trump is now threatening to rip down the Kennedy Center if his name is not added to the building. The President told the press, before boarding Air Force One, that “For me to go and fix it and subsidize it, I think the Trump Administration should have recognition. If we don’t do that, it’s going to close and get {…}
The Salzburg Festival has announced that Peter De Caluwe will be its next Intendant. The new head of the renowned opera, concert and theatre festival is due to be officially presented on Friday. De Caluwe was director of the La Monnaie in Brussels from 2007 to 2025 and is currently managing director of the European Capital of Culture 2030 in {…}
(Photo Credit: Javier del Real) The New National Theatre Tokyo (NNTT) will open its 2026-27 season with a new production of Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia.” The co-production with Teatro Real Madrid and Opéra National de Lyon, directed by Laurent Pelly, will premiere on Oct. 2, 2026 and runs through Oct. 12. Christian Räth serves as revival director. OperaWire’s review {…}
The Royal Opera has announced a new long term initiative called “Royal Opera: NOW (New Opera Works).” The project aims to commission, develop, and support new opera productions over the coming years. The program was unveiled alongside a parallel initiative from the Royal Ballet, FUTUREWORKS, a five year program supporting choreographers working in classical ballet. On the opera side, “NOW” {…}
Opera San Antonio (OSA) is set to kick off its 2026-27 season with a production of Rossini’s “Cinderella.” Set for Oct. 15 and 17, 2026 at the H-E-B Performance Hall at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, the production originated at Lyric Opera of Kansas City and is inspired by the visual style of filmmaker Wes Anderson. The opera {…}