Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Jamie Barton, Will Liverman & Gustavo Dudamel Among Grammy Nominees

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The Grammy nominations have been announced. Here are the vocal performances nominated: The Best Opera Recording nominees are Heggie’s “Intelligence” (Kwamé Ryan, Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer), Huang Ruo’s “An American Soldier” (Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown & Doron Schachter, producers), Kouyoumdjian’s “Adoration” {…}

News, Season Announcement

Cincinnati May Festival Unveils 2026 Programming

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The Cincinnati May Festival announces the programming for the 2026 May Festival under this year’s Festival Director, Julia Bullock. Julia Bullock, Jason Alexander Holmes, and the May Festival Chorus give the opening concert. They are joined by Carlos Simon on the Hammond Organ and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The evening includes a new work co-curated by Bullock and chorus director {…}

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Royal Opera House’s ‘Tosca’ Headed to Cinemas

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(Credit: Marco Brenner) The Royal Opera House is set to bring Puccini’s “Tosca” to cinemas on Oct. 1, 2025. The new production by Oliver Mears is conducted by Music Director Jakub Hrůša and stars Anna Netrebko, Freddie De Tommaso, and Gerald Finley. When the production opened on Sept 11, critics raved and said, Netrebko’s “‘Vissi d’arte’ was excellent, dripping with {…}

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Jeanine Tesori & Dawn Upshaw Join Yale Faculty of Arts & Sciences

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Jeannine Tesori and Dawn Upshaw have joined Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), as professors in the practice. Both joined the faculty in July and will each teach one course per semester. Both are appointed in the Department of Music and Tesori also holds a fully joint appointment in Theater, Dance and Performance Studies. In a statement, Marc Robinson, {…}

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Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center Celebrates Second Season Under Music & Artistic Director Jonathon Heyward

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The Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center celebrates its second season under the Renée and Robert Belfer Music & Artistic Director Jonathon Heyward with several premieres, commissions, and exciting performances. “Connected Perceptions,” a world premiere commission by James Lee III. Soprano Gabriella Reyes performs Britten’s “Les illuminations” and Golijov’s “Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra.” Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist alumni {…}

Business, News

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 {…}

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In Midst of Trump’s Assault on Arts Industries, Major Musicians Launch Petition in Favor of Freedom of Artistic Expression

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A number of the world’s major classical artists have penned a petition to underscore the importance of free expression and artistic freedom in society. “We, the undersigned, are American classical musicians. Our passion and mission are making music and, in doing so, offering listeners the possibility of deepening their experience and understanding of the world. We are not politicians: We {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Antony & Cleopatra

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(Photo Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) Antony and Cleopatra. The two icons have long been mythologized throughout history, their story captured in theater, cinema, and even the opera. In fact, the story of the lovers is forever linked to the Metropolitan Opera and its new house. And unfortunately, it isn’t always a heroic story. To this day, we hear {…}

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Works & Process to Spotlight Met Opera’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

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Works & Process is set to present The Metropolitan Opera: John Adams’s “Antony and Cleopatra.” The presentation is set for April 28, 2025, at the Guggenheim New York in the Peter B. Lewis Theater. Ahead of this historic premiere, Met General Manager Peter Gelb will moderate a discussion with director Elkhanah Pulitzer, set designer Mimi Lien, and choreographer Annie-B Parson. {…}

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Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Jamie Barton, Will Liverman & Gustavo Dudamel Among Grammy Nominees

Cincinnati May Festival Unveils 2026 Programming

Royal Opera House’s ‘Tosca’ Headed to Cinemas

Jeanine Tesori & Dawn Upshaw Join Yale Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center Celebrates Second Season Under Music & Artistic Director Jonathon Heyward

Lincoln Center Unveils Preliminary Design for Amsterdam Avenue Addition

In Midst of Trump’s Assault on Arts Industries, Major Musicians Launch Petition in Favor of Freedom of Artistic Expression

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Antony & Cleopatra

Works & Process to Spotlight Met Opera’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’