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Philip Glass Cancels World Premiere Symphony at the Kennedy Center

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Philip Glass has pulled his new symphony from the National Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming June concerts at the Kennedy Center. The famed composer released a letter stating, “After thoughtful consideration, I have decided to withdraw my Symphony No. 15 “Lincoln” from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the {…}
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LA Opera Announces 2025-26 Members of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program

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LA Opera has announced the members of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program for the 2025-26 season. The company stated that two of the three new members joining the program are singers, and one is a pianist and coach. Soprano Emily Damasco and mezzo-soprano Katie Trigg were chosen from more than 800 applicants, while pianist/coach Gabrielė Žemaitytė was chosen by an {…}
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Sofia Opera & Ballet 2025 Review: Tannhäuser

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(Photo: © Sofia Opera & Ballet) Sofia Opera & Ballet celebrated the opening night of their annual Wagner Festival on June 26, 2025 with director Plamen Kartaloff’s new production of “Tannhäuser.” Academic Professor Kartaloff is a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and as director of Sofia Opera & Ballet his mission is to make a conscious shift in {…}
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Lise Davidsen, Asmik Grigorian, Pretty Yende, Serena Sáenz, Xabier Anduaga, Javier Camarena, Michel Fabiano & Saioa Hernández Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2025-26 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with “The Cunning Little Vixen,” featuring Peter Mattei, Anaïs Masllorens, David Alegret, Elena Tsallagova, Alejandro López, Milan Perišić, Sara Bañeras, Angela Brower, Mireia Pintó, Laura Brasó, and Mercedes Gancedo. Josep Pons conducts the production by Barrie Kosky. Performance Dates: Sept. 20-30, 2025 Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten” will star Anthony Roth Costanzo, {…}
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Janai Brugger, Juan Diego Flórez, Nadine Sierra, Gabriella Reyes, John Holiday Lead LA Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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LA Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the program. Opera Gabriella Reyes and Duke Kim star in the company premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story.” James Conlon conducts the production by Francesca Zambello.  Performance Dates: Sept. 20-Oct. 8, 2025 Puccini’s “La Bohème” will return Janai Brugger, Oreste Cosimo, Erica Petrocelli, Gihoon Kim, Emmett O’Hanlon, and {…}
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Rihab Chaieb Joins Intermusica for General Management

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(Credit: © Gaetz Photography) Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb has joined the roster of Intermusica for general management. Chaieb recently received acclaim for the title role of “Carmen” and this season is set to return to LA Opera as Dorabella in Mozart “Così fan tutte,” the Metropolitan Opera as Maddalena in Verdi “Rigoletto,” the Canadian Opera Company as Fenena in Verdi “Nabucco,” {…}
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Innsbruck Festival of Early Music 2024 Review: The 15th Pietro Antonio Cesti Competition

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  (Photo credit: © Wibmer) The Pietro Antonio Cesti Competition is a major annual highlight in the world of baroque opera that takes place at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, featuring young baroque singers from all over the world. This year’s competition was full of exciting and inspiring moments that OperaWire had the honor of experiencing live. The audience {…}
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Opera Theatre Saint Louis 2024 Review: Galileo Galilei

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(Photo Credit: Eric Woolsey) Opera Theatre Saint Louis cultivates a justly deserved reputation for promoting contemporary works, having world-premiered 40-some operas in the company’s five decades, and staging many other operas born after WWII but perhaps not new enough to be labeled “contemporary” in 2024. The American legend, Philip Glass, made one prior appearance at the company—in person then, too—with {…}
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The New Face Of Opera in ‘The Traction Project’

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(Photo credit: François Matarasso) When you think of opera, one imagines a beautifully finished product, usually disconnected from the labor involved in its creation. But what would happen if the labor to produce opera was just as foregrounded as the result of that labor? This question has been taken up in many forms over the last six to seven decades.  {…}

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