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Editorials, Reviews

Tippet Rise Art Center 2026 Review: American Songbook

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Tippet Rise Art Center fuses music and art with a 12,500-acre working ranch in Fishtail, Montana. What began as a pipe dream for visionary pioneers Cathy and Peter Halstead — artists themselves — has become a place cultivated by dreamers who dare to use their wildest imaginations to curate the land. The Halsteads are founders of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Theater Koblenz 2025-26 Review: Antony and Cleopatra

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(Photo: Matthias Baus) “Antony and Cleopatra” is not a subject matter one might readily expect for an opera by John Adams. Primarily a love story, it does not fit easily alongside the other operas in his catalogue, which focus on religio-philosophical issues or significant, recent events impacting the USA. By comparison, Antony and Cleopatra’s intense, turbulant, ultimately doomed relationship appears {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Theater Lübeck 2026 Review: Les Contes d’Hoffmann

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(Photo: © Theater Lübeck – Olaf Malzahn) The idea of this abridged “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” (seen June 5) may alarm some opera lovers, yet this two-hour, intermission-free version proved surprisingly convincing. The cuts were mostly judicious, streamlining secondary material without seriously damaging the dramatic flow, though the absence of the Venetian septet “Hélas! mon cœur s’égare encore!” remained a real {…}

News

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 {…}

News

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. {…}