https://operawire.com/fresh-squeezed-opera-to-mount-here-be-sirens/
Fresh Squeezed Opera has announced its upcoming production of “Here Be Sirens” by Kate Soper. The production is slated for Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. EDT at the National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY. Per a press release, “’Here Be Sirens’ presents the daily life of three sirens, who kill time on their island as they await an endless procession of {…}
https://operawire.com/qa-chicago-opera-theater-music-director-lidiya-yankovskaya-on-future-goals-conducting-and-the-future-of-opera/
Lidiya Yankovskaya, the new Music Director of Chicago Opera Theater (COT) is a musical unifier and explorer. Her goals for the future at COT include presenting a variety of underrepresented repertoire, supporting and promoting the best of new operatic works being created in our current “golden age of American opera,” and bolstering COT’s current education and community engagement initiatives. Yankovskaya {…}
https://operawire.com/heartbeat-opera-unveils-theme-of-2017-halloween-extravaganza/
Indie opera company Heartbeat Opera is kicking its fourth season off with its Annual Halloween Drag Extravaganza, this year’s titled “All The World’s A Drag: Shakespeare in love… with opera.” This original show, based upon the work of Shakespeare, will feature the immortal bard as he encounters the work of composers such as Verdi, Bernstein, and Purcell. Praised for its bold reinterpretations {…}
https://operawire.com/carnegie-hall-2025-review-soprano-angel-blue-the-met-orchestra/
(Photo: Jennifer Taylor) The Met Orchestra celebrated its second night of a two-part series at NYC’s Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 with a packed house. The evening’s performances included exciting works by Gabriela Ortiz, “Antrópolis” (2018; rev. 2019) with principal timpanist Parker Lee, Leonard Bernstein‘s Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah,” featuring soprano Angel Blue, Terence Blanchard‘s NY Premiere of {…}
https://operawire.com/cassandra-extavour-reginald-mobley-brian-mummert-among-soloists-in-baroqueer-historically-informed/
ChamberQUEER and the Handel and Haydn Society team up to present “BaroQUEER: Historically Informed.” The concert featuring music by composers ranging from George Frideric Handel and Jean-Baptiste Lully to Julius Eastman and Caroline Shaw. Performers include soprano Cassandra Extavour, countertenors Reginald Mobley and Doug Dodson, tenor Gregório Taniguchi, and baritones Brian Mummert and Dana Whiteside. The program celebrates queer perspectives {…}
https://operawire.com/lincoln-centers-summer-for-the-city-returns-with-performances-by-anthony-roth-costanzo-julia-bullock/
The Lincoln Center’s “Summer for the City” program returns this summer. Only classical vocal events are featured in this article. Events are all free and pay-what-you-choose. The American Modern Opera Company presents a fusion of Monteverdi’s “The Coronation of Poppea” with W.E.B. Du Bois’s short story “The Comet” as part of the Run AMOC Festival. Performers include Anthony Roth Costanzo, {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-timothy-long-on-modern-opera-audiences-shorter-works-education/
Timothy Long is a recognized conductor, pianist, and composer who is the Artistic and Music Director of Opera at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester and an assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera. Throughout his career, he has attempted to redefine opera for modern audiences by breaking traditional stereotypes and making performances shorter, more diverse, and {…}
https://operawire.com/foundation-for-contemporary-arts-announces-2025-grants-to-artists-award-recipients/
(Photo credit: The Wilma Theater) The Foundation for Contemporary Arts announced the 23 artists and collectives who will receive its $45,000 Grants to Artists awards. Launched in 1993, the Grants to Artists awards are unrestricted, by-nomination grants that provide recipient artists working in Dance, Music/Sound, Performance Art/Theater, Poetry, and Visual Arts. Winners exemplify contemporary, experimental work being made today. The {…}
https://operawire.com/claire-galloway-kirsten-c-kunkle-marisa-robinson-kevin-patrick-star-in-wilmington-concert-operas-2025-season/
Wilmington Concert Opera has announced its 2025 season, “La Vie Parisienne!” Baritone Moses Possible and pianist Elina Galletta present “Resonating Heritage: A Tribute To The Diaspora.” This concert features the world premiere of a song cycle by Lorna Young-Wright. Performance Date: February 23, 2025 Baritones Chris Drago Fistonich and Daniel Neer make their Wilmington Concert Opera debuts in the Gala {…}
