A Rescue Mission – General Director Maria Todaro on Rebuilding Florida Grand Opera

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In 2014, Florida Grand Opera accumulated a $19.4 million deficit. The company was in chaos, warning that the cancelation of its 2015-16 season in Broward County could be imminent if the organization was unable to secure $400,000. The future of the organization, which was founded in 1941, was uncertain and insecure. Fortunately an anonymous donor pitched in to erase the {…}

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Opera na Zamku Names Waldemar Dąbrowski as Chairman of Program Council of Szczecin

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Waldemar Dąbrowski, a former Polish Minister of Culture and Director of Polish National Opera, has been elected Chairman of the newly established Program Council of Szczecin. In 2025, the West Pomeranian Voivodeship Assembly established the Program Council. The Council is charged with advising the director on shaping the repertoire and artistic projects, aiding in securing additional funding, and promoting the {…}

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Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2025

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It’s that time of the year. The end of the year. As with every year, 2025 was full of a lot of opera revelations in productions, concerts and competitions. So in recognitions of those breakouts, here’s a look at some of the young singers who are likely to make operatic waves in the very near future. Here are OperaWire’s 10 {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: Don Giovanni (Cast B)

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A new cast took over the Met Opera’s run of “Don Giovanni” on Nov. 6, 2025 to stunning results. I’ve said this before, but casting is such a complex task in the opera world. Most of these productions have to be cast years before they take place and often rely on projections of where certain artists will be vocally and {…}

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Marta Kluczyńska Named Polish Royal Opera Music Director

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(Credit: Marcin Klaban) The Polish Royal Opera has announced that Marta Kluczyńska will assume the position of Deputy General Manager of the Polish Royal Opera. Kluczyńska has already collaborated many times with the institution, leading performances and concerts. Kluczyńska is a graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, where she studied symphonic and operatic conducting under Prof. Marek {…}

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Baltic Opera Festival 2025 Review: The Monster’s Voice

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(Photo: KARPATI & ZAREWICZ) Continuing the theme of this year’s Baltic Opera Festival of a wanderer confronting his own loneliness, exclusion and humanity, the one act opera “The Monster’s Voice” is based on the real-life story of a young Jewish boy, Salomon Perel, who, because of his “Arian” looks, hid in the ranks of the Hitler Youth Movement during World {…}

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Baltic Opera Festival 2025 Review: Krzysztof Penderecki’s ‘St Luke Passion’

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(Photo: Baltic Opera Festival) Searching for the warmth of a home When a composer decides to write music for a church mass, chances are it will be a major composition, especially regarding choir, soloists, orchestration. Through the ages, we have perfect examples of this – the Mozart Requiem, the Verdi Requiem, The Messiahs, to just name a few. The “St {…}

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Baltic Opera Festival 2025 Review: Salome

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(Photo: K. Mystkowski) Now in its third year, the Baltic Opera Festival is hitting its stride, with founder and leading baritone Tomasz Konieczny omnipresent—tending to last-minute details and overseeing a courteous and attentive staff. The performances take place at the Forest Opera in Sopot, a seaside resort north of Gdańsk on the Polish Baltic coast. For many international opera lovers, {…}

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International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition Announces 2025 Winners

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The 12th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition has announced its 2025 winners. The competition, held at the Polish National Opera, featured all participants performing alongside the Orchestra of the Polish International Opera under the direction of José Maria Florêncio. The first prize was awarded to tenor Samuel Stopford from Great Britain, while the second prize was awarded to soprano Arpi {…}

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A Rescue Mission – General Director Maria Todaro on Rebuilding Florida Grand Opera

Opera na Zamku Names Waldemar Dąbrowski as Chairman of Program Council of Szczecin

Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2025

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: Don Giovanni (Cast B)

Marta Kluczyńska Named Polish Royal Opera Music Director

Baltic Opera Festival 2025 Review: The Monster’s Voice

Baltic Opera Festival 2025 Review: Krzysztof Penderecki’s ‘St Luke Passion’

Baltic Opera Festival 2025 Review: Salome

International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition Announces 2025 Winners