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Lincoln Center Unveils Preliminary Design for Amsterdam Avenue Addition

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(Photo credit: Brooklyn Digital Foundry) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (LCPA) announced the preliminary design for the Amsterdam Avenue side of its campus. The project creates a new world-class outdoor performance venue, community park spaces, and removes the wall that has separated Lincoln Center from Amsterdam Avenue. Key features of the renovations include creating new welcoming entrances along {…}

News, Streaming

Aigul Akhmetshina Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’ in HD

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(Credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season concludes with Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The performance will be held on May 31 and will feature superstar Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina alongside rising star Jack Swanson as Count Almaviva. They will be joined by Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Figaro, Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo, and Alexander Vinogradov {…}

Business, News

Opera Philadelphia to Continue Pick Your Price Initiative

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Opera Philadelphia’s 2025-2026 Season, the first curated by General Director and President Anthony Roth Costanzo, will continue to feature tickets for as low as $11 or a higher price of your choosing. This will be the second year the company implements the successful Pick Your Price initiative. In the first year of the program, tickets for Opera Philadelphia’s entire season {…}

News

Richard Tucker Foundation Announces Career & Study Grants

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The Richard Tucker Foundation has announced the career and study grants for 2025. The foundation said that mezzo-sopranos Meridian Prall and Nikola Printz, and baritone Ricardo José Rivera have been selected recipients of the 2025 Richard Tucker Career Grant. Recipients will receive a grant of $10,000 each. Meanwhile, the 2025 Sara Tucker Study Grant recipients are tenors Daniel Luis Espinal and Ben Reisinger, {…}

News, Season Announcement

Detroit Symphony Orchestra Announces 2025-26 Season Featuring Juan Diego Flórez & Chen Reiss

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The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the three vocal performances. Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez opens the season in a gala performance of opera Arias. Performance Date: Sept. 27, 2025 Enrico Lopez-Yañez conducts “The Three Mexican Tenors” in a program rife with popular songs. Performance Dates: Oct. 24-26, 2025 Jader Bignamini conducts Orff’s “Carmina Burana” {…}

News, Season Announcement

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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Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò to Showcase ‘Beyond the Shadows: The Music of Mercadante’

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On April 24, 2025, the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò will present “Beyond the Shadows: The Music of Mercadante” in commemoration of the 230th anniversary of the composer’s birth in 1795. Leading the event will be author Bianca Tragni who will introduce the evening’s soloists, including soprano Angela Lomurno, soprano Annunziata Loparcaro, and pianist Alfredo Luigi Cornacchia. On the program will be {…}

News, Season Announcement

Miah Persson, Davóne Tines, Benjamin Appl, Mark Padmore Headline San Francisco Performances’ 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) San Francisco Performances has unveiled its 2025-26 season. “This season truly embodies SFP’s mission to give the world’s great artists a platform for their best, most personal work,” said SFP President Melanie Smith per an official press release. “It’s about making space for audiences and artists to come together for a transcendent shared experience, making each performance {…}