Union Avenue Opera Provides Updates on Damage to Performance Home

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Union Avenue Opera plans to move forward with its upcoming season despite damage to the Union Avenue Christian Church, the company’s home for 30 years. Per a series of updates on its official website on Friday, May 16, 2025, the St. Louis-based company revealed that the church had taken sustained damage during a severe weather event in the area. On {…}

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Q & A: Jack Swanson on His Metropolitan Opera Debut & Rossini’s ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’

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On May 16, Jack Swanson will make his Metropolitan Opera debut. The American tenor has become one of the most in demand for his work in the Bel Canto repertoire singing at major houses like the Staatsoper Hamburg, Houston Grand Opera, Rossini Opera Festival, Opéra National de Paris, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Arena di Verona, and {…}

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Lauren Snouffer Lead Atlanta Opera’s Production of ‘Semele’

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The Atlanta Opera is set to present a new production of George Frideric Handel’s “Semele.” The production, which opens on June 7, 2025, at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and runs through June 15, 2025 will be directed and produced by The Atlanta Opera’s Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun. Zvulum blends modern mythology and theatrical {…}

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Patricia Racette Named Artistic Director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced the appointment of Patricia Racette as the company’s new Artistic Director, effective Oct. 1, 2025. The appointment follows a rigorous international search conducted by the Catherine French Group. Racette has served as the head of Opera Theatre’s Young Artist Programs since 2019 and in her new position will report to and partner closely with {…}

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Yves Abel Extends Contract with San Diego Opera

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Yves Abel has renewed his contract as Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. Abel has held his position since the 2020–21 season, and his current contract runs through the 2026–27 season. His new five-year extension will see Maestro Abel in the San Diego Opera orchestra pit through the 2031–32 season. In a statement, Abel said, “The San Diego Opera {…}

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Q & A: Olga Kulchynska on ‘Le Nozze di Figaro,’ The Metropolitan Opera & Her Salzburg Festival Debut

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(Credit: Julia Wimmerlin) Olga Kulchynska is currently starring in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The soprano made her Met debut six years ago and has already performed over 20 times with the company in “La Bohème” and Turandot.” This season, she will get her first Met Live in HD with her interpretation of Susanna in Mozart’s {…}

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Opera Festival of Chicago to Open with ‘L’Amore dei tre Re’

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The Opera Festival of Chicago is set to open its festival “L’Amore dei tre Re” by Italo Montemezzi. The opera will be directed by Sasha Gerritson and conducted by Uff. Emanuele Andrizzi. In a statement, General Director Sasha Gerritson said, “The 2025 Festival, our fifth season, is going to be a season of celebration here at the Opera Festival of Chicago. {…}

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Dutch National Opera 2024-25 Review: We Are The Lucky Ones

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(Photo credit: Koen Broos) Over the past twenty years or so, there have been plenty of programs on television, radio and the internet devoted to oral history, in which everyday people recall major and minor events along with the social and economic conditions from their own past to create an anecdotal montage that can be accessed by current and future {…}

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Valentina Nafornița Withdraws from Tokyo Spring Festival

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(Credit: DragoshCojocaru) Valentina Nafornița has withdrawn from her upcoming performances in “Die Fledermaus” at the Tokyo Spring Festival on April 18 and 20, 2025. The soprano took to social media and said, “My dear friends and supporters, it is with a heavy heart that I must announce that I will no longer be singing Rosalinde in Tokyo in the coming {…}

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Union Avenue Opera Provides Updates on Damage to Performance Home

Q & A: Jack Swanson on His Metropolitan Opera Debut & Rossini’s ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’

Lauren Snouffer Lead Atlanta Opera’s Production of ‘Semele’

Patricia Racette Named Artistic Director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Yves Abel Extends Contract with San Diego Opera

Q & A: Olga Kulchynska on ‘Le Nozze di Figaro,’ The Metropolitan Opera & Her Salzburg Festival Debut

Opera Festival of Chicago to Open with ‘L’Amore dei tre Re’

Dutch National Opera 2024-25 Review: We Are The Lucky Ones

Valentina Nafornița Withdraws from Tokyo Spring Festival