https://operawire.com/obituary-soprano-jill-gomez-dies-at-83/
Soprano Jill Gomez has died at the age of 83. Born in New Amsterdam, British Guiana (now Guyana), Gomez studied at the St. Joseph’s Convent (Port of Spain) in Trinidad and dominating at the islands’ biennial Music Festival. She then moved to England at 13, where she studied voice and piano at London’s Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School {…}
https://operawire.com/royal-northern-college-of-music-announces-new-appointments/
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) has announced six new appointments, including sopranos Amanda Roocroft and Anna Devin as Professors of Voice. Additionally, Anne Le Bozec and Joseph Middleton join as International Visiting Professors of Piano (Collaborative), Richard Stokes joins the School of Vocal Studies and Opera as a guest tutor, and German pianist Uta Weyand joins as International {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-frederica-von-stade-on-performing-in-ravinia-with-susan-graham-doing-masterclasses-the-performances-she-most-cherishes/
Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade spent decades among the most celebrated singers of her generation, performing on the world’s leading stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Los Angeles Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera Covent Garden, the Vienna State Opera, and the Paris Opera. Though she stepped back from full time performing in 2010, retirement {…}
https://operawire.com/mezzo-soprano-xenia-puskarz-thomas-receives-2026-dame-heather-begg-memorial-award/
(Credit: Marielle Aube) Mezzo-soprano Xenia Puskarz Thomas has been named the recipient of the 2026 Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award, administered by Melba Opera Trust on behalf of the trustees of Dame Heather Begg’s estate. The award carries a grant of AUD $25,000 to support the next stage of her artistic development. Brisbane-born, Puskarz Thomas holds degrees from the Queensland {…}
https://operawire.com/evan-rogister-appointed-music-director-of-deutsche-oper-am-rhein/
(Credit: Susanne Diesner) The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has appointed German-American conductor Evan Rogister to be its General Music Director, effective from the 2027-28 season. He will assume the position simultaneously with Ina Karr, the new Artistic Director. Rogister has conducted at the Metropolitan Opera, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opernhaus Zürich, Semperoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Glyndebourne {…}
https://operawire.com/hera-park-joins-img-for-general-management/
Korean soprano Hera Park has joined the roster of IMG Artists for general management. Park will be represented by Senior Vice President and Head of Vocal (Europe), Sam Snook. Park has established a compelling career and is an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon recording artist. She performs regularly at the Metropolitan Opera, Staatsoper Berlin, Glyndebourne Festival, Vienna Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic. {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-television-producer-brian-large-dies-at-87/
On May 23, 2026, Brian James Large has died at the age of 87. Born on Feb. 16, 1939 in London, England, Large went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy in 1991. After graduating from the University of London with doctorates in both music and {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-dame-felicity-lott-dies-at-79/
On May 15, Dame Felicity Lott has died at the age of 79. The news comes days after the soprano gave an interview with the BBC in which announced she had terminal cancer. Born on May 8, 1947 in Cheltenham to a family of amateur musicians, Lott grew up as a lover of all things French and read French and {…}
https://operawire.com/guildford-choral-guildford-symphony-orchestra-reunite-for-spring-2026-concert/
Guildford Choral and Guildford Symphony Orchestra will reunite at GLive in Guildford for a spring concert on May 16, 2026. The program features Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria,” Haydn’s “Te Deum,” and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 with Jonathan Willcocks conducting Guildford Choral and Darrell Davison conducting the Guildford Symphony Orchestra. The soloists are tenor Sang Eup Son and baritone Trevor Eliot {…}
