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LA Philharmonic Appoints Daniel Harding as Music Director
Cast Change: Christina Nilsson Replaces Elīna Garanča in Salzburg Festival’s ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’
Brooklyn Art Song Society Closes Season with New Voices Festival: Longing III
Tenor Matheus Pompeu Joins Zelaya Artists for Management
Jakub Józef Orliński & VOCE8 to Headline Break in Classic Festival’s 2026 Season
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Interviews
Gabriela Lena Frank: Pipelines to Cultures, Stories, and Becoming the First Latina Opera Composer at the Met
(Credit: © Erik Castro) As music can travel through time, space, and lands, Gabriela Lena Frank has traveled through a multitude of worlds that now brings her to the Metropolitan Opera debuting her Spanish-language opera “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” May 14th. Recent winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Music, the 25th anniversary Heinz Award, and the {…}
Q & A: Jordan Best & Lori Schulman on the Santa Cruz Opera Project
(Photos: courtesy of the artists) Chamber opera is growing in appeal. Not only with composers, such as Missy Mizzoli and Nico Muhly, but also with producers such as Pocket Opera and West Edge Opera looking for small and untraditional venues in which to present their work. Minimalist opera in small halls invariably attracts new, young, inquiring audiences and companies such {…}
Q & A: OperAffinity Founder Breana Stillman on Working with Organization & Festival’s Future, Working with Refugees & How Music Creates Connection & Understanding
It was during her years working as an opera singer in Germany that Breana Stillman first encountered the transformative power of the art form beyond the stage, specifically through children’s choirs involved in opera productions. What she witnessed there, the musical growth, the exposure to languages and cultures, the discipline and sense of community it fostered in young people, planted {…}
Indie Opera
Independent Opera Company to Present ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’
Independent Opera Company will present two fully staged performances of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” on June 26 & 27, 2026 at La Cañada Congregational Church in La Cañada Flintridge, California. Th performances, set for 7:30 p.m. start times, will star soprano Niko Murakami as Adina, tenor Jacob Stucki as Nemorino, baritone David Ingram as Belcore, bass Kelvin Li as Dulcamara, and soprano {…}
Opera in the Heights Announces 2026-27 Season
Opera in the Heights has announced its 2026-27 season. The season will open with Puccini’s “Tosca.” Performance Dates: Nov. 13, 15, 19, 21, 2026 That will be followed by “The Christmas Spider.” Performance Dates: Dec. 17, 18, 19, 20, 2026 The final opera of the season will be “The Tragedy of Carmen.” Performance Dates: April 8, 10, 16, 18, 2027 {…}