North Carolina Opera To Perform World Premiere Staging Of ‘Family Secrets: Kith And Kin’

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On Feb. 15 and 16, 2018, North Carolina Opera presents the world premiere staged production of “Family Secrets: Kith and Kin” by composer Daniel Thomas Davis. The work, which was commissioned for soprano Andrea Edith Moore, who is also the featured performer, brings together original music by Davis, and newly commissioned texts from seven internationally acclaimed Southern authors (Allan Gurganus, Randall {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Marija Jelič on her Debut with the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra, AI in Opera & Future Projects

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Serbian Marija Jelić Sid a rising star in opera, having performed at the Belgrade National Theatre, and Serbian National Theater as well as at the Ljubljana Festival, National Opera and Ballet in North Macedonia, Jerusalem Opera Festival, Sigulda Opera Festival, and Riga National Opera Orchestra. In addition to her career on stage, she is the president of the International Opera {…}

Special Features

Opera as Diplomacy: Florida Grand Opera at 85 & the Alliance Reshaping the Art Form’s Future

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There is a moment in the history of every great institution when it stops looking inward and starts looking outward. When the work of building an audience becomes the work of building a world. For Florida Grand Opera, celebrating its 85th anniversary season, that moment appears to have arrived. The Miami-based company has quietly assembled something with no direct precedent {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Jarvus Ricardo Hester on Founding & Managing Harlem Collective Opera, WHRL Mood Radio Harlem, Mood Magazine NYC

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Jarvus Ricardo Hester is thinking about opera beyond the traditional theater. As the founder of Harlem Collective Opera, he is exploring how classical music can become more intimate, accessible, and connected to the communities it serves. At the heart of that work is the Black Composer Project, an exploration of Black art song that has grown into something larger than {…}

News, Season Announcement

Freddie Ballentine, Kevin Short, Janai Brugger, Kathryn Lewek & Matthew White Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2027 Season

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The Cincinnati Opera has announced its 2027 Summer Festival. The season opens with “John Lewis: Good Trouble” by Maria Thompson Corley and Diana Solomon-Glover. The opera will star Freddie Ballentine, Kevin Short, Marietta Simpson, Victoria Okafor, Sirgourney Cook, Ron Dukes, Markel Reed, and Andrew Turner. Timothy Douglas serves as stage director and dramaturg, with Everett McCorvey, founder and music director of {…}

News

Santa Fe Opera Announces 84 Technical Apprentices for 2026 Season

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced the 84 members of its 2026 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians. Each season, technical apprentices perform essential backstage functions within one of eight distinct crews: Audio/Visual, Costumes, Electrics, Production/Music Services, Properties, Scenic Art, Stage Operations, and Wigs and Makeup. The crews carry out daily changeovers to maintain the season’s repertory schedule and fill positions {…}

News, Season Announcement

Danylo Matviienko, Carolina Lopez Moreno, Gregory Kunde, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Erika Grimaldi, Johanni van Oostrum Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2026-27 season. The season opens with Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” with Francesco Micheli directing Leoncavallo and Daniele Menghini directing Mascagni. Leoncavallo’s work will star Carolina Lopez Moreno, Maria Teresa Leva, Martin Muehle, Carlo Ventre, Gregory Kunde, Ariun Ganbaatar, Fabián Veloz, Matteo Mezzaro, Matteo Falcier, Joshua Hopkins, and Rodion Pogossov while {…}

News

San Francisco Opera Guild & Neiman Marcus to Present ‘The Art of Fashion’ Runway Show & Luncheon

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The San Francisco Opera Guild and Neiman Marcus will present “The Art of Fashion” runway show and luncheon on Wednesday, May 13 at Neiman Marcus’ San Francisco store. The event will begin with a champagne reception at 11 a.m. in a space designed by event designer J. Riccardo Benavides, followed by a runway presentation at noon curated by Chloe King, {…}

IndieOpera

University of Houston’s Moores Opera Center to Present Houston Premieres of Two Carlisle Floyd Operas

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(Photo: Daniel Tchetchik) The University of Houston’s Moores Opera Center will present the Houston premieres of “Slow Dusk” and “Markheim,” a double-bill of one-act operas by Carlisle Floyd, as part of celebrations marking the centennial of the American composer’s birth. Artistic Director Kathleen Smith Belcher directs the production, which stars soprano Ayanna Delk-Lewis and baritone Micah Zimmerman leading “Slow Dusk,” {…}

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