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Ars Lyrica Houston Announces Series of Education & Community Initiatives for March 2026

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Ars Lyrica Houston has announced a series of education and community initiatives across Greater Houston in March 2026, expected to reach more than 3,000 local residents. Ars Lyrica makes its Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo debut with “Maria’s Magical Music Adventure,” an original children’s program pairing live Baroque string quartet with narration, culminating in selections inspired by Vivaldi’s “The Four {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Theater Freiburg 2025 – 26 Review: Doctor Atomic

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(Photo: Alexandra Polina) Freiburg Theater’s current production of John Adams’ “Doctor Atomic” is a must-see event! Even opera-goers who find contemporary works difficult or off-putting would struggle to deny the brilliance of this presentation. It succeeds on every level: musically, dramatically, visually and intellectually. And in doing so, confirmed the opera’s reputation as an early 21st century masterpiece. The opera {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Cecilia Molinari on Her Lyric Opera of Chicago Debut, Bel Canto & ‘Così fan tutte’

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(Credit: Alina Fejzo) In February, Cecilia Molinari will make her Lyric Opera of Chicago debut and her U.S. debut in a production of  “Così fan tutte.” Over the years, the mezzo-soprano has become well known for her interpretations of bel canto, Mozart and baroque roles, notably in “Il barbiere di Siviglia,” “Le nozze di Figaro,” and “Ariodante.” She has performed {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Theater Basel 2025-26 Review: El Barberillo de Lavapies

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(Credit: Cingo Hoehn) Finding a performance of a Zarzuela in Spain is rare enough, but in Switzerland? And put on by a German stage director? Definitely in the category of rare occurrences! It so happens that the Zarzuela genre is Christof Loy’s special passion and he is doing all he can to introduce new audiences to this unique Spanish blend {…}
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Boston Lyric Opera to Present Free Events

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Boston Lyric Opera has released a list of its free events taking place in Aug. 2025. The first free community concert is a collaboration with the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society in historic Edgartown. Soprano Anya Matanovič and the company’s Chorus Director/Head of Music Brett Hodgdon on piano, perform selections from the operatic canon. Performance Date: August 17, 2025 “STREET STAGE” {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Composers Amy Beth Kirsten & Jeremy Beck on Their Unique Double for City Lyric Opera

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On May 15, City Lyric Opera will premiere a unique double bill. The two chamber operas, “Black Water,” by Jeremy Beck, and “Savior” by Amy Beth Kirsten, explore female agency across time. “Black Water” is an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novella of the same name, while “Savior” takes on the story of Joan of Arc from a contemporary lens. {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: American Opera Initiative’s Kelley Rourke on the Essence of Contemporary Opera & Bringing AOI to NYC

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(Credit: Brittany Lesavoy Smith Photography) Few organizations have done as much to illuminate the possibilities of contemporary opera than American Opera Initiative (AOI). The program, founded in 2012 by Francesca Zambello, is a one-year lab of sorts for aspiring opera composers and librettists to create, workshop, rehearse, and premiere a short opera. Amongst the works to premiere under the program {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Lyric Opera of Chicago 2024-25 Review: Rigoletto

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(Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography) Lyric Opera of Chicago’s first season without erstwhile General Director Anthony Freud began as his last concluded: with Verdi. Lyric opened 2024-25 and John Mangum’s tenure far more successfully than last season’s dispiriting staging of “Aida,” with Verdi’s indestructible mid-career masterpiece “Rigoletto.” On opening nights, Lyric usually mounts either a new production or one new-to-Chicago, {…}
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Lyric Opera of Chicago & Chicago Opera Theater to Spotlight ‘Fidelio’ & ‘Leonora’ in Special Panel Discussion

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The Lyric Opera of Chicago Opera and Chicago Opera Theater are teaming up for a free panel event on Sept. 21, 2024. The focus of the panel will be Beethoven’s “Fidelio” and Paër’s “Leonora,” two operas based on the same story. WFMT program host LaRob K. Rafael will host a panel featuring Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Enrique Mazzola and Matthew {…}

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