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Pittsburgh Opera General Director Set to Retire at End of Season

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Pittsburgh Opera has announced that General Director Christopher Hahn will retire at the conclusion of the company’s 2025–26 season. Hahn, a native of South Africa, has held the position of General Director since 2008 and as Artistic Director since 2000. During his tenure, Pittsburgh Opera expanded its repertoire to include Baroque and contemporary works and produced its first three world {…}
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The Atlanta Opera Announces NOW Festival

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The Atlanta Opera has announced a major evolution of its annual new-works initiative. The company said that its 96-Hour Opera Festival will relaunch in 2026 under a new name— the NOW Festival (New Opera Works). The new title aims to reflect the company’s expanded commitment to championing bold, contemporary storytelling and nurturing the next generation of opera creators. The company {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: The Magic Flute

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(Photo Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) Every year, the Met Opera ushers in the holidays with its abridged, English-language production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” delighting children and adults alike. This season was no exception. If anything, the 90-minute performance offered a welcome reprieve from a world that seems to have lost its bearings—and, oddly, slid back toward the {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Pablo García-López on Supporting Roles in Opera, Zarzuela, ‘Falstaff’ & ‘Turandot’

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Andalusian tenor Pablo García-López is one of the rising voices on the European opera and concert scene. The tenor has performed all over the world on such stages as the Teatro Real, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Opéra de Lausanne, Royal Opera House of Muscat, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, and Théâtre du Capitole {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Donizetti Opera Festival 2025 Review: Caterina Cornaro

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(Photo: Studio UV – Fondazione Teatro Donizetti) At the beginning of the 1840s, Gaetano Donizetti was the most celebrated Italian opera composer in Europe. After conquering Paris with adaptations of his Italian successes and new works such as “La fille du régiment” and “La favorite,” his life unfolded in constant travel between the continent’s principal musical centers. He composed with {…}
Business, IndieOpera

MassOpera Announces New Executive Creative Producers

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MassOpera has announced the appointment of Brenda Huggins and Marcus Schenck as Executive Creative Producers. Huggins and Schenck will jointly guide MassOpera’s artistic direction, organizational strategy, and civic engagement work. Their leadership will support the company’s mission to create inclusive opera experiences aligned with the diversity of contemporary Boston. “I am thrilled to pass the MassOpera baton to Brenda Huggins {…}
Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: Celebrating An Operatic Giant in Brian Staufenbiel’s ‘Flicka’

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Photo Credit: IMG Artists/Frederica von Stade/Robert Millard (2005) This year was exciting for many reasons but one of them stands out. On Monday, March 10, 2025, the documentary about Frederica von Stade, “Flicka: A Love Letter,” first created in 2023, was screened at the National Opera Center in New York City. Combining archival footage of performance clips, Brian Staufenbiel’s “Flicka” gave {…}
IndieOpera

Curtis Opera Theatre to Present ‘L’Orfeo’

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Curtis Opera Theatre is set to open its 2025–26 series with the opera “L’Orfeo” at the Philadelphia Film Center’s Mainstage Theater. The opera will be shown on Nov. 14 and Nov. 16 in a production by John Matsumoto Giampietro. The cast will include rising young stars of the Curtis Opera Theatre, including tenor Harun Ellis Tekin as Orfeo, soprano Juliet Renée {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: Carmen

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(Photo: Evan Zimmerman) The Metropolitan Opera’s season premiere of Carrie Cracknell’s revived production of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” debuted on October 28, 2025 with a stellar cast lineup including Isabel Leonard, Kristina Mkhitaryan, Michael Fabiano, Benjamin Taylor, Scott Conner, Madison Leonard, Briana Hunter, Adam Plachetka, Michael Adams, and Aaron Blake. The original debut of this production took place during the 2023-24 {…}

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