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Santa Fe Opera to Present ‘Lili Elbe’ with Lucia Lucas

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On August 1, 2026, Santa Fe Opera’s 2026 Season culminates with the American premiere of “Lili Elbe,” a two-act opera based on the true story of Lili Elbe, one of the first individuals to undergo gender affirmation surgery in the early 20th century with the support of her wife, artist Gerda Wegener. The opera is composed by  Grammy Award-winning composer {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

ABAO Bilbao Opera 2025-26 Review: Andrea Chénier

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The company ABAO-Bilbao Opera closed its 2025-26 season with Giordano’s masterpiece “Andrea Chénier.” A luxury cast was led by opera star Michael Fabiano, alongside the rising Spanish soprano Saioa Hernández and the extraordinary baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez. A co-production between ABAO and the Festival de Peralada, it presented beautiful and meaningful sets and costumes designed by Ricardo Sánchez Cuerda and {…}

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Berkshire Opera Festival to Launch Resident Artist Program with Grétry’s ‘Zémire et Azor’

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Berkshire Opera Festival will inaugurate its new Resident Artist Program with a fully staged production of André Grétry’s “Zémire et Azor.” The rarely performed 18th-century retelling of the Beauty and the Beast tale will take the stage on July 31 and August 2 at PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance in Chatham, New York. The production will be conducted by BOF {…}

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Korea National Opera’s New Director Park Hye-jin Unveils Vision

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The Korean National Opera introduced Park Hye-jin, the company’s newly appointed Director and Artistic Director at a press conference at the Seoul Arts Center N Studio on May 28, 2026. During the course of the conference, Park outlined her vision which centered on what she described as “expansion through connection. Her strategy is organized around connecting works and audiences, bridging {…}

News, Season Announcement

Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Karah Son, Isabel Leonard, Christine Goerke & Ben Bliss Lead Washington National Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Washington National Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera The season opens with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in a production by E. Loren Meeker. Karah Son sings the title role with Matthew White, and Michelle Mariposa. Erina Yashima conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-20, 2026 John Adams’ “Nixon in China” will be conducted by Robert Spano and directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer. Renée {…}

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Korea National Opera Studio Singers to Tour China & Kazakhstan

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The Korea National Opera has announced a two-city Asian tour featuring its National Opera Studio young artist program, with performances set for June 4 in Beijing and June 7 in Astana. The Beijing performance will take place at the Korean Cultural Center theater, while the Astana date will be held at the Chamber Hall of the Astana Opera. The program {…}

Special Features

An Opera in Poems – American Opera Projects Brings Benjamin Franklin & ‘The Post Office’ to NYC

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(Photo Credit: Sarah Peet) In 1753, a 47-year-old Philadelphia writer, editor, scientist and inventor was given a new title by his London overlords. The British Crown named Benjamin Franklin “Deputy Postmaster for the Colonies,” a position he’d sought, and financially lobbied toward, for a couple of years. The gig offered a way to spread publications and patronage. Multiple family members {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Jordan Best & Lori Schulman on the Santa Cruz Opera Project

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(Photos: courtesy of the artists) Chamber opera is growing in appeal. Not only with composers, such as Missy Mizzoli and Nico Muhly, but also with producers such as Pocket Opera and West Edge Opera looking for small and untraditional venues in which to present their work. Minimalist opera in small halls invariably attracts new, young, inquiring audiences and companies such {…}

Special Features

Environmental Operas Reshaping Our Ideas Of The World

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Photo Credit: Valeriya Landar/Opera aperta The themes of environmentalism, conservation of natural resources, sustainability, and ecological welfare abound in contemporary discourse due to the increasingly unstable nature of Earth’s condition and humanity’s persistent inability to regulate the actions of the apathetic. Composers of every age, capacity, and style have come forward to voice their views on the matter. From the {…}