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Erin Wagner Among Headliners of Walter M. Naumburg Foundation’s Centennial Gala

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On May 17, 2026, the Walter M. Naumburg Foundation marks its 100th anniversary with a Gala Concert at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Among the afternoon’s highlights is mezzo-soprano Erin Wagner, who performs selections from Alban Berg’s “Early Songs” alongside pianist Seth Knopp. Also performing are such artists as violinist Leonidas Kavakos and pianist Awadagin Pratt. The {…}

IndieOpera

Alkemie to Premiere Queer Chamber Opera ‘Eleanor’

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Alkemie will premiere “Eleanor,” a new queer chamber opera by ensemble core-member Niccolo Seligmann, at the New Stage Performance Space on the Upper West Side on April 24 and 25. The semi-staged work centers on Eleanor Rykener, a gender-nonconforming person arrested in London in 1394 while presenting as a woman. The title role will be created by non-binary soprano Elisse {…}

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Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program Chorus to World Premiere ‘Brave’

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The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program (MAP) Chorus will present the world premiere of “Brave” by Jaime Lozano and Tommy Newman on Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist Church in New York City. The 105-voice chorus of students from Juilliard’s MAP, joined by an ensemble of MAP faculty, Juilliard alumni, and College {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Virginia Opera 2025-26 Review: Aida

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  Those accustomed to the grandeur of larger houses like the Metropolitan Opera might approach a performance at the Virginia Opera with moderated expectations, but the company proves such caution unnecessary. While the scale may be smaller and simpler, Virginia Opera consistently delivers excellent vocal talents and imaginative stagings that make the most of their admittedly limited budget. This season’s {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Alexander Marev on Performing at the Opéra de Liège, the Challenges of Being a Young Artists & Dream Roles

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Bulgarian tenor Alexander Marev is one of the rising stars of the opera world who has won numerous national singing competitions in his native Poland. He has also been a young talent program of the Opera La Monnaie/De Munt in Brussels and made his stage debut in March 2022 in a production of “Rigoletto.” Since then he has appeared at {…}

Business, News

Lyric Opera of Chicago Names Five New Board Members

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Lyric Opera of Chicago has elected five new members to its Board of Directors. Billy Corgan, Edmund Lester, Suzanne Mulshine, John Sabl, and Michael Strautmanis were unanimously elected by the Board. The new members begin their terms immediately. Corgan is best known as the founder and frontman of the Grammy Award-winning rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, and recently collaborated with {…}

IndieOpera

Mezzo-Soprano Sharon Harms & Talea Ensemble to Present NY Premiere of ‘Muriel’s Songs’

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Mezzo-soprano Sharon Harms and the Talea Ensemble will give the New York premiere of Eric Chasalow’s “Muriel’s Songs” on April 23, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York City. The monodrama was inspired by the memoirs of Chasalow’s grandmother, Muriel Gellert Chasalow (1903–2000), drawn from a collection of writings she produced at a senior {…}

IndieOpera

New Light Foundation to Present ‘Children of Light’

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The New Light Foundation is set to present “Children of Light,” an outdoor concert featuring soprano Nat Simone, mezzo-soprano Madison Marie McIntosh, and pianist Yu-Hsuan Feng on March 28, 2026, in Lake Worth, Florida. The evening will include the world premiere of an aria from “One Such Child,” a new opera by librettist Wendy White and composer Matthew Carlton. Additional {…}

Business, News

Sarasota Opera Receives Major Grant Award Towards Documentary Film Project

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Sarasota Opera has received a $25,000 grant from the 1st Source Foundation to support a feature-length documentary marking 100 years of the Sarasota Opera House, originally opened in 1926 as the Edwards Theatre. Tentatively titled “The Sarasota Opera House: A Centennial Celebration,” the film is being produced by Steve Sabato in collaboration with Rene Gilmore of ABC7’s Empowering Voices. The {…}