The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will withdraw up to $30 million from its endowment, give fewer performances next season, and accelerate its embrace of contemporary works. The news comes after a lackluster box office over the past month and due to the fact that certain modern works like “Fire Shut up in My Bones and “The Hours” are {…}

The Lyric Opera of Chicago is set to present “Sunday in the Park With Lyric’s Rising Stars” on August 29, 2021. Audience will get a chance to see the company’s new Music Director Enrique Mazzola as he leads the Lyric Opera Orchestra and sopranos Mathilda Edge, Maria Novella Malfatti, and Denis Vélez; mezzo-sopranos Katherine Beck, Katherine DeYoung, and Kathleen Felty; {…}