LA Opera’s 40th Anniversary Season Marks Growing Impact Across Los Angeles

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The LA Opera has reported that its 40th anniversary season proved to be a year of exceptional audience response, community engagement, and momentum. The 2025-26 season was marked by added performances and sold-out mainstage productions to hundreds of community-based events in schools, hospitals, parks, neighborhoods and cultural centers across Los Angeles County. The season also concluded James Conlon’s 20-year tenure {…}

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The Atlanta Opera 2025-26 Review: Turandot

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(Credit: Raftermen photography) Trigger warning: discussions of sexual assault. The Atlanta Opera (TAO) has given us a new way to stage one of the 21st century’s most performed operas, Puccini’s “Turandot.” Premiering on 25 April 2026, the 100th anniversary of the work’s original premiere, the edits were light. The only significant changes were an excision of most of Franco Alfano’s {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Xabier Anduaga, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli & Jessica Pratt Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera The season opens with Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” with Michele Mariotti conducting a new production byRafael R. Villalobos.The cast includes Lawrence Brownlee, Jennifer Larmore,Daniela Barcellona, Alex Esposito, Rosalia Cid, Simone Alberghini, and Ya-Chung Huang. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 5, 2026 Two cast will perform Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier.” Sonya Yoncheva, {…}

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Ben Bliss Wins 2026 Beverly Sills Artist Award

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The Metropolitan Opera has named tenor Ben Bliss the winner of the 2026 Beverly Sills Artist Award. The annual $50,000 award recognizes extraordinarily gifted singers with rising Met careers. Established in 2006 by an endowment gift from the late Agnes Varis, a former Met Board member, and her husband, Karl Leichtman, the award is given in honor of the legendary {…}

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The Dallas Opera Reveals Streaming Series for 2026

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The Dallas Opera (TDO) has announced a free seasonal streaming initiative featuring select productions from recent seasons, available on-demand via the company’s YouTube channel beginning May 1, 2026. Recorded live at the Winspear Opera House, the operas will be released in monthly rotations through August 2026, each available for one month and all including English subtitles. Additionally, beginning September 14, {…}

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Jackie Chan to Direct ‘Turandot’ at Puccini Festival

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Jackie Chan is set to direct his first opera at the Puccini festival. The famed actor snd martial arts performer will direct a new production of “Turandot,” which will open the 72nd festival this summer. Chan is best-known for his roles in the “Rush Hour” franchise and according to a press release the opera will fuse martial arts directly into {…}

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Cast Change: Jonathan Burton Joins Atlanta Opera’s ‘Turandot’

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The Atlanta Opera announces has announced a cast change for its production of “Turandot.” The company said that tenor Jonathan Burton will perform the role of Calaf, replacing Piero Pretti, who has withdrawn from the production due to illness. In a statement, Tomer Zvulun, The Atlanta Opera’s Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General and Artistic Director said, “We are deeply grateful {…}

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OperaFest LA Announces 2026 Lineup

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OperaFest LA returns in 2026, continuing the collaborative celebration of opera across Los Angeles. The Wallis hosts the “OperaFest LA Kickoff “Panel and Performance. Performance Date:April 11, 2026 (The Wallis) Long Beach Opera presents “Central Park Five.” Performance Date: April 11, 2026 (440 Elm, Long Beach) The Industry hosts “Listening Parties” which blend live performances with recorded work and conversation {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Diana Damrau, Elīna Garanča, Asmik Grigorian, Nicole Car, Nicholas Brownlee, Michael Spyres, Nadine Sierra, & Simon Keenlyside Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2026-27 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2026-27 season. Premiere Productions The first production of the season will be Wagner’s “Siegfried” with Benjamin Bruns, Matthias Klink, Nicholas Brownlee, Georg Nigl, Timo Riihonen, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Simone Schneider, and Miina-Liisa Värelä. Vladimir Jurowski conducts the production by Tobias Kratzer. Performance Dates: Oct. 29, 2026-July 29, 2027 Nadine Sierra and Lisette Oropesa alternate as {…}

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LA Opera’s 40th Anniversary Season Marks Growing Impact Across Los Angeles

The Atlanta Opera 2025-26 Review: Turandot

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Xabier Anduaga, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli & Jessica Pratt Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2026-27 Season

Ben Bliss Wins 2026 Beverly Sills Artist Award

The Dallas Opera Reveals Streaming Series for 2026

Jackie Chan to Direct ‘Turandot’ at Puccini Festival

Cast Change: Jonathan Burton Joins Atlanta Opera’s ‘Turandot’

OperaFest LA Announces 2026 Lineup

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Diana Damrau, Elīna Garanča, Asmik Grigorian, Nicole Car, Nicholas Brownlee, Michael Spyres, Nadine Sierra, & Simon Keenlyside Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2026-27 Season