Cast Change: Stephen Costello Joins Canadian Opera Company’s ‘Romeo et Juliette’

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of “Romeo et Juliette.” The company said that Stephen Costello will sing the role of Romeo, replacing the originally announced Bekhzod Davronov. Costello has performed “Madama Butterfly,” Rigoletto,” and “Lucia di Lammermoor” at the Canadian Opera Company. This season, Costello is set to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, {…}

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Denyce Graves, Mark Campbell, Donnie Ray Albert Among OPERA America’s 2025 Opera Hall of Fame Inductees

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OPERA America has announced the 2025 Opera Hall of Fame Inductees. This year’s recipients include baritone and teacher Donnie Ray Albert, librettist and teacher Mark Campbell, mezzo-soprano and teacher Denyce Graves, arts leader and administrator Christopher Hahn, philanthropists and advocates Susan F. and William C. Morris, philanthropists and advocates Bernard and Barbro Osher, and arts administrator and director Francesca Zambello. {…}

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Q & A: Tenor Alek Shrader on Joining the Merola Opera Program’s Staff & His Shift in Career Focus

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It’s been a busy summer for tenor Alek Shrader. He’s coming off a run of “Idomeno” as Arbace at the San Francisco Opera. He’s going to direct “Così fan tutte” in San Jose. He has a Manetti-Shrem performance in Napa Valley. And just recently it was announced that he was joining the staff of the Merola Opera Program. Shrader, who {…}

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Listen to Our Newly Launched ‘The OperaWire Podcast’

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OperaWire is proud to announce “The OperaWire Podcast.” This is a project that we have been developing for months alongside our producer, Daniel Gomez. After our work with The Dallas Opera and our short video series, which we offered for a few years, thereafter, this new podcast will give us a chance to expand our video and audio content and {…}

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Caterina Rossini Set to Launch Mostly Classical Epicenter for the Performing Arts – Dallas This Winter

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The Mostly Classical Epicenter for the Performing Arts – Dallas is set to launch this winter with an inaugural / fundraising gala night at Moody Performance Hall on Dec. 20, 2025. The project by mezzo-soprano Caterina Rossini aims to “preserve and spread the ancient school of Italian classical singing and its noblest characteristics, such as the messa di voce, the {…}

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The Atlanta Opera 2024-25 Review: ‘Siegfried’

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(Photo credit Raftermen Photography) Your reviewer spent childhood in the hills about fifty miles west of Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta then and Atlanta now constitute two different places. In the before-time that preceded the internet, Georgia’s small-town folk with their gaze fixed towards the rest of the world viewed Atlanta as the portal to everything else, not least by way of {…}

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Fort Worth Opera Closes Season with ‘La Cenerentola’

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The Fort Worth Opera is set to conclude its 79th season with Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” The company will present the work at Bass Performance Hall on April 25 and 27, 2025, marking the company’s first full-scale production in the iconic location since 2019. In a statement, General & Artistic Director Angela Turner Wilson said, “This is a thrilling moment for Fort {…}

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Washington Concert Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Luisa Miller’

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) Washington Concert Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming performance of “Luisa Miller” on April 13, 2025. The company said that Oren Gradus will be taking on the role of Walter, stepping in for Morris Robinson, who withdrew due to unforeseen circumstances. Gradus has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Semperoper Dresden, San Francisco Opera, Houston {…}

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The Atlanta Opera 2024-25 Review: Macbeth

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(Photo: Raftermen Photography) The Atlanta Opera (TAO) thrives and even expands while many classical music organizations contract. Their spring mainstage offerings began this month with Verdi’s “Macbeth. ” But not before the announcement of their 2025-26 season, including what few companies can afford to do—“Götterdämmerung,” completing an entire “Ring” cycle. Their season also includes Philip Glass’ “La Belle et la {…}

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Cast Change: Stephen Costello Joins Canadian Opera Company’s ‘Romeo et Juliette’

Denyce Graves, Mark Campbell, Donnie Ray Albert Among OPERA America’s 2025 Opera Hall of Fame Inductees

Q & A: Tenor Alek Shrader on Joining the Merola Opera Program’s Staff & His Shift in Career Focus

Listen to Our Newly Launched ‘The OperaWire Podcast’

Caterina Rossini Set to Launch Mostly Classical Epicenter for the Performing Arts – Dallas This Winter

The Atlanta Opera 2024-25 Review: ‘Siegfried’

Fort Worth Opera Closes Season with ‘La Cenerentola’

Washington Concert Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Luisa Miller’

The Atlanta Opera 2024-25 Review: Macbeth