Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top 10 Performers of 2025

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It is time to wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments and performers. After releasing our favorite performances of 2025 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top singers of the year, honoring the opera stars that had major, and in some cases, career-defining, years. So without further ado {…}

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Jonathon Heyward Joins Askonas Holt for Management

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Jonathon Heyward has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. Heyward will be managed at Askonas Holt by Henry Lindsay and Jemima Pickersgill. The conductor is the Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and this season the orchestra announced his contract extension until 2030-31. He is also the Artistic and Music Director with the Festival Orchestra {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q&A: Limmie Pulliam on Performing in the Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges’ First Opera

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(Photo credit: Daniel Welch) The 2025 edition of the Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges will celebrate the 280th anniversary of the composer’s birth by presenting its first opera. The concert version of Leoncavailo’s “Paglacci” stars tenor Limmie Pulliam as Canio, soprano Michelle Johnson as Nedda, along with tenor Leo Williams, and baritones Darnell Ishmel and Franco Pomponi. Alexis Rainbow directs {…}

News, Season Announcement

Quinn Kelsey, Erika Grimaldi, Juliet Schlefer, Deborah Sternberg, Melissa Cregger Headline The Washington Chorus’ 2025-26 Season

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The Washington Chorus has announced its 2025-26 season. First up on the slate is “One Song: Exultávit!” The concert, conducted by Dr. Eugene Rogers, features vocal soloists including Juliet Schlefer, Heather Petrie, Jacob Perry and Edmund Milly as they take on works by Bach and Rena Esmail. Performance Date: Oct. 25, 2025 ”A Candlelit Christmas” will also be led by Dr. {…}

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Marin Alsop Named Honorary Conductor of ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

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Marin Alsop has been named Honorary Conductor of the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien for her commitment to the orchestra during her six-year tenure as Chief Conductor. Under Marin’s direction, the orchestra made its first appearance at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2022, as well as tours to Spain, France, and Japan. They also recorded a {…}

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Prague Summer Nights Announces Marin Alsop as Distinguished Guest Conductor for 2025

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Marin Alsop will be honored as the distinguished guest conductor for Prague Summer Night’s 10th anniversary in 2025. Per an official press release, the world-renowned conductor will participate in the PSN Apprentice Conducting Program, leading the orchestra in performances of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 at Burgher’s Hall in Plzen. Prague Summer Nights will take place at The Festsaal (Haus der {…}

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Clarion Choir Reveals 2024-25 Season Featuring Dame Ethel Smyth, Mozart, Bach, Rachmaninoff

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The Clarion Choir has unveiled its 2024-25 season. First up is “Rachmaninoff @150: Spring Cantata and Folk Songs.” The showcase will feature baritone Aleksey Bogdanov taking on “Spring” as well as pianist Ilya Maximov playing the composer’s third piano concerto. Steven Fox conducts. Also on the program is NOVUS Amor Artist. Performance Date: Oct. 30, 2024 The New Year’s concert will {…}

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Marin Alsop Joins Askonas Holt for Management

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(Credit: Askonas Holt) Marin Alsop has joined Askonas Holt for management in Europe, Asia, and Australasia. Alsop will be managed at Askonas Holt by Jo Fry and Dora Michael in collaboration with Tom Cunningham as General Manager at Opus 3 Artists. Alsop is one of the greatest conductors of her generation and is the first woman to head major orchestras {…}

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Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship Announces 2024-26 Fellow & Award Recipients

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(Photos courtesy: TACF) The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship has named Alena Hron of the Czech Republic as its 2024-26 Fellow. It also announced the start of the Richmond Symphony Conducting Apprenticeship. Along with Hron, Nefeli Chadouli of Greece has been selected as an Associate Fellow. Award Recipients include Jessica Altarriba, Cuba, Hannah Howard Andresen, Denmark, Micah Gleason, U.S.A, and Karen {…}

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Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top 10 Performers of 2025

Jonathon Heyward Joins Askonas Holt for Management

Q&A: Limmie Pulliam on Performing in the Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges’ First Opera

Quinn Kelsey, Erika Grimaldi, Juliet Schlefer, Deborah Sternberg, Melissa Cregger Headline The Washington Chorus’ 2025-26 Season

Marin Alsop Named Honorary Conductor of ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

Prague Summer Nights Announces Marin Alsop as Distinguished Guest Conductor for 2025

Clarion Choir Reveals 2024-25 Season Featuring Dame Ethel Smyth, Mozart, Bach, Rachmaninoff

Marin Alsop Joins Askonas Holt for Management

Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship Announces 2024-26 Fellow & Award Recipients