Great Lakes Operetta (GLO) is presenting Jacques Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld,” the company’s first full length, fully staged production. The production, which opened on July 10 at the Bramble Arts Loft in Chicago runs through July 19, 2026. The Chicago based company, founded in 2024, specializes in reimagining operetta for contemporary audiences. This production uses a new English translation {…}
Riccardo Frizza, the Musical Director and Artistic Director of the Bergamo Donizetti Opera Festival and Honorary Conductor of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, is widely regarded as one of today’s leading conductors, regularly collaborating with the world’s most prestigious opera houses. He has conducted at many of the major theaters in the world Teatro Comunale, Bologna, ABAO Bilbao {…}
Maestro Stefano Vignati, currently Music Director and Principal Conductor of Opera Carolina, will become the company’s General Director. Vignati recently conducted the Puccini Festival Torre del Lago production of “Turandot” during a tour of China, opening centennial celebrations in Xiamen, Chongqing, and Wuhan in the presence of Christopher L. Green, United States Consul General in Wuhan. This summer, he will {…}
On Episode 17 of the OperaWire Podcast, Francisco Salazar and Afton Markay speak to Dr. Rachel Copeland & Scott Skiba about raising a child in the opera industry while traveling around the world. Watch Here: Listen:
Harlem Collective Opera has announced it will open its 2026–27 season with “The Black Composer Project,” a concert series dedicated to celebrating the contributions of Black composers. The concert will be held on August 4, 2026, at Harlem Collective Opera’s Resident Artist Studio in Harlem. Jarvus Ricardo Hester, Founder and Artistic Director of Harlem Collective Opera said, “This season is about {…}
On July 8, a federal appeals court denied President Trump’s request to stop the removal of his name from the Kennedy Center. In the decision, three appeals court judges said the president had failed to prove that the arts center would be “irreparably injured” without Trump’s name attached to it. The appeals court judges also asked why the building has {…}
Opera Colorado and the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) have announced their first-ever collective bargaining agreement. The parties reached an agreement on June 18, and it was ratified by AGMA’s Board of Governors on July 13. In a statement, Barbara Lynne Jamison, the Ellie Caulkins Artistic Director and CEO of Opera Colorado said, “This agreement begins an important new {…}
The Seattle Symphony has announced Malaysian conductor Tengku Irfan as its new assistant conductor. He will officially begin his tenures from the start of the 2026-27 season. Irfan has appeared around the world as a conductor, pianist and composer and made his Carnegie Hall debut conducting the Juilliard Orchestra and has appeared as a guest conductor with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra {…}
(Photo: Geoffroy Schied) Beethoven’s only opera has always occupied a singular and somewhat anomalous position in the repertory. Despite repeated revisions, the composer never entirely reconciled the conventions of Singspiel with the elevated moral and philosophical aspirations that animated the work. Yet it is precisely this unresolved tension that has guaranteed “Fidelio” its enduring fascination. At once a domestic drama, {…}
(Credit:Kristin Hoebermann) Anthony Clark Evans is saying goodbye to the opera stage. According to Promothean Artists, Evans’ performances as Marcello in Franco Zeffirelli’s production of “La Bohème” at the Metropolitan Opera will “conclude his life on the operatic stage.” On his bio the management company said, “With this farewell engagement, Mr. Evans steps away from performing, carrying with him a {…}
The Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts has announced the appointment of Aren Der Hacopian as its new Executive Director. Der Hacopian joins the organization with more than 20 years of experience in arts administration. He has held leadership positions at Seattle Opera since 2010, overseeing artistic administration, production planning, workforce leadership and financial oversight across major institutional {…}