Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition Announces Winners

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the winners of the 2026 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition following its annual competition on March 22. The winners {…}

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Interviews

Q & A: Music Director Peter Whelan on His Vision for Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale & the 2026-27 Season ‘The Power of Music’

The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale recently announced its 2026-27 season, the first with Peter Whelan as its new Music Director. For Whelan, what distinguishes Philharmonia Baroque from the outset is its energy. He describes the ensemble as a group of “musical time-travelers” who bring a visceral, theatrical charge to every performance, and speaks warmly of the Bay Area audience’s {…}

Q & A: Anna Skryleva on Making Her Debut at Opera Australia & ‘Eugene Onegin’

(Credit: Katharina Gebauer) Anna Skryleva is an award winning conductor, composer, pianist, and synesthete. She regularly appears as a guest conductor at prestigious opera houses including the Hamburg State Opera, the Royal Swedish Opera, the Dallas Opera, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and this season she made her Teatro alla Scala debut. She is also making {…}