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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra National de Paris 2025-26 Review: Eugene Onegin

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(Credit: © Guergana Damianova – OnP) Ralph Fiennes knows a thing or two about Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse, “Eugene Onegin.” It turns out he has a touch for opera, too, based on his directorial debut at the Paris Opera. His staging of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” at the Palais Garnier is rooted in tradition, but he controlled the action on {…}

News, Season Announcement

Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Erin Morley, Ying Fang & Joshua Hopkins Lead Tanglewood’s 2026 Season

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The Tanglewood Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The  Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons lead a Mozart and Mahler program with soloists pianist Emanuel Ax and soprano Erin Morley. Performance Date: July 11, 2026 Les Arts Florissants and William Christie will perform Charpentier’s “Les Arts florissants and La Descente d’Orphée aux {…}

News, Streaming

Opéra de Paris to Broadcast Ralph Fiennes’ Production of ‘Eugene Onegin’

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(Credit: Guergana Damianova / OnP) The Opéra National de Paris is set to broadcast and stream its new production of “Eugene Onegin.” The opera will be broadcast live on France.tv on Feb. 9 and will also be broadcast at a later date in cinemas and on Paris Opera Play. The recording will be made on Feb. 6 and 9, 2026, {…}

News

John Adams, Joyce DiDonato, Isabel Leonard, Kevin Puts Anthony Roth Costanzo, & Thomas Hampson Among Artists Who Pledge Support to Washington National Opera

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Following the departure of the Washington National Opera’s decision to leave the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, more than 60 artists have signed an open letter pledging support to the company. The letter, which is an ongoing effort organized by Pulitzer and Grammy-award winning librettist Mark Campbell, states “We, the undersigned, support the recent decision between Washington {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 2025 Review: Sasha Cooke & Myra Huang Recital

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(Photo: Ally Schmaling) Call me elitist, but any song recital focused largely on works written in American English makes my forehead wrinkle. The American songbook is great, and despite the common complaint, English can work beautifully when sung lyrically. The issue is that these recitals often flirt with a certain campiness—especially the Broadway-musical kind—that very few opera singers can convincingly {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: La Fille du Régiment

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(Credit: Karen Almond) Bel Canto is having a bit of a resurgence at the Metropolitan Opera this year, with the company, after years of giving one or no offering per season, currently showcasing two works from the composers of this era. What is clear from both experiences is that the audience is responding in ways that the Met has not {…}

Business

Opéra Louisiane Extends Artistic Director

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Opéra Louisiane has announced that Michael Borowitz will continue as the company’s Artistic Director. Borowitz, a conductor, pianist, and advocate for opera accessibility, has led Opéra Louisiane since 2011, helping the organization expand its repertory, its educational programs, and deepen its connection to the local community. “I am so pleased to continue my work with Opéra Louisiane. Our community has {…}

News

Baritone Olivier Zerouali to Headline Chamber Music Concerts at Catharine Clark Gallery

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Current Adler Fellow Olivier Zerouali will be featured in two concerts presented by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Boxblur. The baritone will appear alongside a quintet of distinguished musicians for two evenings of chamber music at the Catharine Clark Gallery on Wednesday, Oct. 15, and Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. The musicians include violinists Craig Reiss and Mariya Borozina, violist {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

San Francisco Opera 2025-26 Review: Dead Man Walking

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(Photo: “Dead Man Walking” by Jake Heggie was twenty-five years old on Sunday, September 14th. In San Francisco, its anniversary was celebrated by the opening of a production, one of the 80 productions worldwide, with the composer, Jake Heggie there to receive the San Francisco Opera Medal, and Sister Helen Prejean, from whose book the opera arose, and retold in {…}