LA Opera is set to perform Phelim McDermott’s production of Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten.” The production will be conducted by Dalia Stasevska and will star countertenor John Holiday in the title role. He will be joined by bass Zachary James as Amenhotep III, mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce as Nefertiti, and soprano So Young Park as Queen Tye. Also starring include tenor Yuntong {…}
(Credit: Bob Shomler) Opera San José is set to close its 2025-26 season with Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Former OSJ Resident Conductor Johannes Löhnermakeswill make his OSJ principal conducting debut, while OSJ’s Inaugural Resident Director Tara Branham directs the production. The production will star Mikayla Sager as Violetta, alongside former Artist-in-Residence WooYoung Yoon as Alfredo. Completing the cast is Kidon Choi {…}
The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF) has chosen Chi-Yuan Lin as the 2026–28 TACF Fellow. Lin was selected from a competitive cycle with nearly 150 applicants representing 41 nationalities. Currently, Lin is serving in the Conductor position with the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center Ensemble. This season she will work on “Cavalleria rusticana,” “Pagliacci,” “Salome,” and “Madama Butterfly,” {…}
The Ebell of LA releases its programming for Black History Month. This article only features opera-related events. Soprano Gertrude Bradley performs a special tribute to Joel Graham, accompanied by pianist Greg Schreiner. The concert is put on in collaboration with African Americans for LA Opera, a chapter of Los Angeles Opera’s Opera League dedicated to increasing the awareness of opera {…}
(Photo Courtesy of Factory International) Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary opera “Angel’s Bone” is set to make its UK premiere. Together the English National Opera (ENO) and Factory International present the new production directed by Kip Williams. Kantos Chamber Choir and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra are among performers. Vavrek’s libretto explores the dark forces that drive people {…}
Musical Extravaganza unveils its 2026 concert season. The “Revedere” concert opens the season. Tenor Ştefan von Korch and baritone Adrian Mărcan perform with pianist Alexandru Burcă. Performance Date: January 31, 2026 Soprano Oana Maria Şerban and tenor Stefan von Korch present “Je T’Aime.” Performance Date: February 13, 2026 The “Vivo per lei” recital serves as artistic programming at the opening {…}
(Image: Adrián Portugal) Americas Society and Young Professionals of the Americas will present “A Conversation with Juan Diego Flórez of Sinfonía por el Perú” on Feb. 2, 2025 in New York City. The event will feature the famed Peruvian tenor in discussion with Americas Society Music Director Sebastián Zubieta. The event focuses on Sinfonía por el Perú, the social organization {…}
(Photography credit: Julian Guidera) Waterperry Opera Festival announces its 2026 Festival, running from Aug. 7–16, 2026. This is the first season under the leadership of Artistic Director and CEO John Savournin. “Our 2026 programme reflects everything we believe in as a Festival: artistic excellence, imagination, and openness,” Savourin said per an official press release. “Alongside two operatic masterpieces, we are {…}
The Verbier Festival has inaugurated its first public listening station, located at the Médiathèque Valais sites in Sion and Martigny. The installation provides free public access to a curated selection of audio, video, and photographic archives documenting more than 30 years of the festival’s history through an interactive interface. Materials include concert recordings, performance videos, and archival photographs featuring artists {…}
(Credit: ©OMC – Marco Borrelli) With its performances of “Das Rheingold” in 2025, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo launched an ambitious four-year project to present Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” in a new production by Davide Livermore, featuring the period-instrument ensemble Les Musiciens du Prince. Livermore’s Staging One of the more striking contradictions in contemporary opera is the frequent pairing of {…}
Opera Philadelphia‘s Board of Directors has unanimously approved contract extensions for Anthony Roth Costanzo, General Director and President, and Corrado Rovaris, the Judy & Peter Leone Music Director. With these extensions, Costanzo and Rovaris are now under contract through May 31, 2029. Costanzo’s initial three-year term began June 1, 2024, and was originally set to conclude in 2027, the same {…}