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DVD and CD Releases, News

Joyce DiDonato, Louise Alder, Nadine Koutcher & Nicholas Phan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week, audiences are in for a world premiere recording from one of the great mezzos, a Strauss album from a rising star soprano, a contemporary album of rediscovered works, and a lot of baroque music. Here is a look at some of the {…}

News

Gabriela Lena Frank Named 2026 Composer of the Year By Musical America Worldwide

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(© Erik Castro) Musical America Worldwide has named Gabriela Lena Frank, the composer of “El último sueño de Frida y Diego,” as its 2026 Composer of the Year. Frank, a Latin Grammy Award winner who has also been Grammy nominated as both a composer and pianist, is also a Guggenheim Fellowship, a USA Artist Fellowship, and was elected to the {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Florida Grand Opera 2025 Review: Silent Night

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​ Florida Grand Opera (FGO) opened its 85th season with a heartfelt reminder that opera can be community-driven, emotional, musically accessible, and relevant to the present moment. The atrium was pleasantly crowded before the opening performance of “Silent Night” by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell; a wide spectrum of glamorous attendees sipped drinks from the bar and watched singers from {…}

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YOST: Y | Opera | Studies Today & New Opera Dialogues Team Up for ‘Who’s Calling the Shots? Aesthetics & Power in Contemporary Opera’

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YOST: Y | Opera | Studies Today and New Opera Dialogues (NOD) will present “Who’s Calling the Shots? Aesthetics & Power in Contemporary Opera,”  a three-day international gathering at Yale University examining the artistic, economic, and political forces shaping new opera in the 21st century. The conference, which takes place between Dec. 4-6, 2025, will explore how shifting funding structures, {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Atlanta Opera 2025 Review: La Belle et la Bête

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Philip Glass is a living national treasure. Many of his projects innovate in strange ways. Likewise, The Atlanta Opera (TAO), under Tomer Zvulun’s direction, has displayed a knack for enticing opera audiences in novel fashions. This has included a run of “La Bohème” interlaced with its heir “Rent,” seen last year, and a slightly operatic presentation of the Broadway musical {…}

Business, News

Edward Nelson Joins Intermusica for General Management

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(Credit: Arielle Doneson) American baritone Edward Nelson has joined Intermusica for worldwide General Management. Nelson recently sang on opening night at the Metropolitan Opera in Mason Bates’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.” Operawire praised Nelson, stating he was “a standout as Tracy, illuminating the stage with tremendous vocal and physical confidence.” Over the years, he has performed at {…}

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Opera Orlando Gifts Community Free Performances of ‘All is Calm’

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Opera Orlando has announced that it will be offering its performances of “All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” at Orlando Family Stage, for free. The opera, written by Peter Rothstein with vocal arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach, runs from Dec. 12–14, 2025. The decision to offer free performances is a gift to the Central Florida {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Joyce DiDonato on Purcell’s ‘Dido & Aeneas’ & The Importance of Recordings

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Joyce DiDonato has made a mark in the opera industry as a singer, advocate, and mentor, among many other endeavors the mezzo-soprano has done over the years. But she has also made a mark on the recording industry. Ever since, she has been recording with Warner and Erato, DiDonato has been on a mission to discover works in the modern, {…}