(Credit: Jamie Pham) Los Angeles Children’s Chorus will launch its 40th anniversary season with “Every Child Sings,” a benefit concert on Feb. 22, 2026, at Zipper Hall at the Colburn School in downtown Los Angeles. The concert features more than 200 singers across six LACC choirs, including the LACC Alumni Celebration Choir, formed for the anniversary with alumni from across {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced that its Artistic Direction will remain until 2030. The company announced that Michele Mariotti, Eleonora Abbagnato and Ciro Visco will remain as artistic leaders of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma until 2030, extending into the future the vision and cultural planning that have characterized the past few years. Music Director Michele Mariotti will {…}
(Credit: Beata Nykiel) Aigul Akhmetshina has canceled upcoming February and March performances due to health issues. The mezzo-soprano took to social media and said, “Due to health reasons, I unfortunately have to step back from my upcoming performances of ‘L’Italiana in Algeri’ at Deutsche Oper Berlin, and to postpone the concert in Paris with my dear friends Kristina Mkhitaryan and {…}
Chicago Opera Theater (COT) is set to present the Chicago premiere of “Der Silbersee: Ein Wintermärchen” by Kurt Weill and text by Georg Kaiser. Directed by COT General Director Lawrence Edelson and conducted by James Lowe in his COT debut, the new production will be performed March 4, 7 & 8 at the Studebaker Theater. The work is presented in {…}
(Photo credit: Leo Muscato) Angelo Foletto has passed away. He was 76. Foletto was born in Milan on Aug. 20, 1949. He studied modern literature at the University of Milan, with a thesis on Stiffelio and Aroldo by Giuseppe Verdi. He also studied at the G. Verdi Conservatory of Music. During his career Foletto worked in the musical archives of {…}
(Credit: © Ilkka Saastamoinen) Sebastian Fagerlund‘s new opera, based on Karl Ove Knausgård’s novel “Morgenstjernen” in Swedish or “The Morning Star” in English, inhabits that rare territory where literature, music, and visual spectacle converge to create something genuinely original — unsettling and beautiful at the same time. Gunilla Hemming’s libretto doesn’t so much adapt Knausgård’s labyrinthine 666-page narrative as distill {…}
(Credit: RibaltaLuce-Studio) Celebrated as one of the preeminent mezzo-sopranos of her generation, Vivica Genaux is a definitive champion of the baroque and bel canto repertoires. Renowned for her instrumental role in the modern revival of Johann Adolf Hasse, she was honored with the Hasse-Preis by the Hasse-Stiftung Hamburg in 2025. She is actively collaborating with HfMT Hamburg as a mentor {…}
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance has announced that Kathleen Clawson will step down as Artistic Director of Dayton Opera at the conclusion of the 2025–2026 season. Clawson began directing for Dayton Opera in the 2008–2009 season and went on to direct 15 productions between 2009 and 2020 before being named Artistic Director in 2021. Highlights of her tenure included seven {…}
Chicago’s The CheckOut is set to present “Awake to Life,” an evening of vocal works by composer Matthew Recio, on March 2, 2026. The showcase features songs written during Recio’s years in Chicago and is performed entirely by Chicago-based artists, including soprano Rachel Blaustein, tenor Karim Sulayman, baritone Nicholas Ward, and pianist Mark Bilyeu. Additional performers include cellist David Sands {…}
(credit: Andy Wilkinson) The ending of “Turandot” recording has always been a point of contention for opera goers. The opera is traditionally performed with an ending constructed by Alfano following Puccini’s death, but over the years, composers and librettists have taken a stab at reconsidering this iconic and controversial work. That list includes the likes of Luciano Berio, Derrick Wang, {…}
Sarasota Opera is to present Franz Lehár’s “The Merry Widow.” The operetta, which will be presented between Feb. 21 and March 27, will feature Raquel Gonzàlez in the role of Hanna Glawari, Jake Stamatis as Count Danilo, Sara Kennedy as Valencienne, and Patrick Bessenbacher as Camille. The production will be conducted by Anthony Barrese and directed by Katherine M. Carter Patrons {…}
