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Best of 2025: Most Read Articles on OperaWire This Year
Cristina Maria Oltean to Headline ‘La Traviata’ at Oleg Danovski National Theatre of Opera and Ballet
Obituary: Legendary Contralto Ortrun Wenkel Passes at 83
New Camerata Opera to Present ‘L’Amant Anonyme’ in Spring 2026
National Opera Association Returns to Boston for 2026 Conference
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Q & A: Sonya Yoncheva on Giordano, ‘Andrea Chenier,’ ‘Marina’ & HD Recordings
(Credit: Manfred Baumann) Soprano Sonya Yoncheva is one of the most unique modern opera stars in the world. Where most take the conventional path, the soprano tends to experiment and move in directions that are constantly surprising. She’s engaged with the baroque repertoire, the bel canto, works by Mozart, romantic repertory, and verismo with a fluidity and mastery that few {…}
Q & A: Ilanah Lobel-Torres on What Inspires Her Most as an Opera Singer
(Photo: Angéline Moizard) As a young singer from New York, Ilanah Lobel-Torres never imagined that a few bars of music in a supporting role {…}
Q & A: Soprano Emily Michiko Jensen Singing Cio-Cio San, the Role ‘That Started it All’
In childhood soprano Emily Michiko Jensen performed as a “super” for San Diego Opera’s production of “Madama Butterfly,” along with her sister. Now, she will star as Cio-Cio San in Opera San José’s “Madama Butterfly”, which opens on Nov. 16 and runs through the 30th. Jensen, a Japanese-American San Diego native who draws from her rich heritage as a woman {…}
Indie Opera
One Ounce Opera Takes Home B. Iden Payne Awards Ceremony
One Ounce Opera was among top winners at the 2025 B. Iden Payne Awards. On Nov. 3, One Ounce Opera took home two awards in the Outstanding Production of a Short Play for and Outstanding Original Short Script categories. Both awards were given for Tyler Mabry’s micro-opera, “Ray Bradbury, Age 12, at the Carnival in Waukegan, IL.” The company also {…}
Kristina Costello, Madison Marie McIntosh & Yinyu Li to Headline ‘Laudamus’
Gardens Presbyterian Church will present “Laudamus” on Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. The event will feature soprano Kristina Costello, mezzo-soprano Madison Marie McIntosh, and pianist Yinyu Li in a program with works by Mozart, Händel, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Fauré, and Verdi. The evening also features the first reprise of an aria from “Ruth,” a new opera by composer Mark Francis, and {…}