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Cast Change: Piero Pretti Joins Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s ‘La Bohème’
Cast Change: Sandra Laagus Joins Berlin State Opera’s ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’
John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts’ Facade Officially Changed to Include Donald J. trump’s Name
Anthony Davis, Allan Havis & Laura Fuentes’ ‘Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote’ Set for January 2026 World Premiere
Renée Fleming, Danielle De Niese, Quinn Kelsey, Nicholas Phan Headline Festival Napa Valley 2026
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Interviews
Q & A: Sonya Yoncheva on Giordano, ‘Andrea Chenier,’ ‘Marina’ & HD Recordings
(Credit: Manfred Baumann) Soprano Sonya Yoncheva is one of the most unique modern opera stars in the world. Where most take the conventional path, the soprano tends to experiment and move in directions that are constantly surprising. She’s engaged with the baroque repertoire, the bel canto, works by Mozart, romantic repertory, and verismo with a fluidity and mastery that few {…}
Q & A: Ilanah Lobel-Torres on What Inspires Her Most as an Opera Singer
(Photo: Angéline Moizard) As a young singer from New York, Ilanah Lobel-Torres never imagined that a few bars of music in a supporting role {…}
Q & A: Soprano Emily Michiko Jensen Singing Cio-Cio San, the Role ‘That Started it All’
In childhood soprano Emily Michiko Jensen performed as a “super” for San Diego Opera’s production of “Madama Butterfly,” along with her sister. Now, she will star as Cio-Cio San in Opera San José’s “Madama Butterfly”, which opens on Nov. 16 and runs through the 30th. Jensen, a Japanese-American San Diego native who draws from her rich heritage as a woman {…}
Indie Opera
One Ounce Opera Takes Home B. Iden Payne Awards Ceremony
One Ounce Opera was among top winners at the 2025 B. Iden Payne Awards. On Nov. 3, One Ounce Opera took home two awards in the Outstanding Production of a Short Play for and Outstanding Original Short Script categories. Both awards were given for Tyler Mabry’s micro-opera, “Ray Bradbury, Age 12, at the Carnival in Waukegan, IL.” The company also {…}
Kristina Costello, Madison Marie McIntosh & Yinyu Li to Headline ‘Laudamus’
Gardens Presbyterian Church will present “Laudamus” on Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. The event will feature soprano Kristina Costello, mezzo-soprano Madison Marie McIntosh, and pianist Yinyu Li in a program with works by Mozart, Händel, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Fauré, and Verdi. The evening also features the first reprise of an aria from “Ruth,” a new opera by composer Mark Francis, and {…}