Sarasota Opera Celebrates Apprentice & Studio Artists

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Sarasota Opera will celebrate its apprentice and studio artists in the “Salute the Stars” event on March 25. This year’s class of apprentice and studio artists will be presented with awards by Sarasota and Manatee Opera Guild alumni, among others. Also during the event guests will enjoy a gourmet lunch and performances by the awardees. Sarasota Opera’s winter 2025 apprentice {…}

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Jennifer Rowley, Sofia Fomina & Karen Slack Lead Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Fabio Luisi and Sofia Fomina lead a program of Mahler and Haydn. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 & 5, 2025 Fabio Luisi and Inon Barnatan lead a program with the Dallas Symphony Chorus of music by Angelica Negron, Gerswhin, and Gould. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Moby Dick

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An egomaniac goes on an obsessive revenge tour to heal his bruised ego, in the process destroying himself and the entire community that he is supposed to lead and protect. In a way, “Moby Dick” is a perfect story for our times, especially given what has transpired in the past six weeks. It also connects perfectly with an incident that {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2024-25 Review: Das Rheingold

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(Photo: Herwig Prammer / OnP) A very promising night indeed: Paris Opera takes its first step toward its new Ring under the direction of Calixto Bieito—one of the most exciting artists in his field—and with a promising cast. The stakes are particularly high for the company president, Alexander Neef, who would crowd his tenure with a Wagner Ring in continental {…}

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Mané Galoyan, Luke Sutliff, Angela Meade, & Stefan Vinke Star in Atlanta Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Atlanta Opera has unveiled its 2025-26 season. Verdi’s “La traviata” directed by Francesca Zambello opens the season. Soprano Mané Galoyan sings the role of Violetta, she is joined by tenor Long Long, and baritone Anthony Clark Evans. Evan Rogister conductors. Performance Dates: November 8, 11, 14, & 16, 2025 Up next is “La Belle et la Bête” by Phillip {…}

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OperaWire’s 10 Operas to See in the 2025 Spring/Winter Season

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The year is at an end. But a new year brings new opera experiences and here at OperaWire, we are pumped for the potential of numerous performances. Here are the 10 productions we are most excited for in the first half of the 2025, in alphabetical order (and each company is limited to a single production on the list). Die {…}

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Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2024

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(Credit: TACT/Askonas Holt/Intermusica/Natalia Jansen) It’s that time of the year. The end of the year. 2024 brought many debuts, many new productions, many competitions, many world premieres and many new young artists who are coming up in the world of opera. And that it is reason alone to celebrate. As the year comes to an end, here’s a look at {…}

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Alfred Walker, Gabriella Reyes, Anna Netrebko & Adam Plachetka Headline Palm Beach Opera’s 2025 Season

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(Photo credit: Suzanne Vinnik) Palm Beach Opera has announced its 2025 season. The season opens with Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” under the baton of Palm Beach Opera’s Ari Rifkin Music Director, David Stern. The title roles will be shared across performances. Friday/Sunday Long Long performs Romé alongside Amina Edris as Juliette. Eric Taylor and Lydia Grindatto will each make their {…}

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Vast Imagination – Directors Shawna Lucey & Michelle Ainna Cuizon on Bringing their Vision to Opera San José & the Opera World at Large

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(Photo credit: Louis Chan / David Allen) What does the future look like for female directors in opera? Opera San José, the opera company in the heart of Silicon Valley, California, now entering its 41st season, gives OperaWire a look at two young trailblazers: the current CEO and General Director, Shawna Lucey, and Michelle Ainna Cuizon, presently in residence and {…}

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Sarasota Opera Celebrates Apprentice & Studio Artists

Jennifer Rowley, Sofia Fomina & Karen Slack Lead Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Moby Dick

Opéra National de Paris 2024-25 Review: Das Rheingold

Mané Galoyan, Luke Sutliff, Angela Meade, & Stefan Vinke Star in Atlanta Opera’s 2025-26 Season

OperaWire’s 10 Operas to See in the 2025 Spring/Winter Season

Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2024

Alfred Walker, Gabriella Reyes, Anna Netrebko & Adam Plachetka Headline Palm Beach Opera’s 2025 Season

Vast Imagination – Directors Shawna Lucey & Michelle Ainna Cuizon on Bringing their Vision to Opera San José & the Opera World at Large