Nathan Bowles Joins Askonas Holt for Management

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Tenor Nathan Bowles has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. He will be managed at Askonas Holt by Dominic Domingo, Seb Mallet and Elan Fryar. The American tenor is currently a Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist with LA Opera, where last season he made his debut as Benvolio in “Roméo et Juliette,” and has since returned as the {…}

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Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 Season Attendance Drops in Spring Season; Modern Operas Continue to Lag Behind

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The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 season attendance dropped in the spring portion, falling below projections. According to the AP News, the company’s season sold 72 percent of capacity, matching the 2023-24 season. That was three percent down from its 75 percent projection from the winter. In February, the Met reported that the first half of the season had seen 70 percent {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: The Queen of Spades

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(This review was written in collaboration with Francisco Salazar) The road to the Met Opera’s second performance of “The Queen of Spades” on Wednesday, May 28, was almost as dramatic as the opera itself. The role of Hermann is a monster. One of the most difficult in the repertoire, not only does it challenge the tenor taking it on with {…}

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Daniela Mack Joins IMG Artists for Management

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Daniela Mack has joined the roster of IMG Artists for General Management. Mack will be represented by Executive Vice President and Global Head of Vocal, Matthew Horner. This season, Mack performed at the Metropolitan Opera and Los Angeles Opera in “Ainadamar” as well as at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, and Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. The Buenos {…}

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Lina González-Granados Extends Resident Conductor Contract with LA Opera

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Los Angeles Opera has announced that Lina González-Granados has renewed her contract as Resident Conductor and will remain with the organization through 2028. The conductor was initially appointed to the position back in 2022. “I’m deeply honored to continue as LA Opera’s Resident Conductor, making music with the extraordinary artists of the orchestra and chorus,” said González-Granados per an official {…}

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Classic Works Outperforming Contemporary Works in Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 Mid Season Report

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(Credit: Ken Howard) The Metropolitan Opera’s ticket sales continue to struggle during the 2024-25 season. The AP is reporting that the Met attendance was 70 percent of available tickets in the season’s first half, down from 73 percent at the same point last year. However, the Met is projecting that the season finish with 75 percent of available tickets which {…}

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3 Major Takeaways from the Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera) It’s that time of the year. I am of course referring to the period when opera fans around the world start checking their calendars as they prepare for what they will be checking out in the upcoming season. Always an event unto itself is the Metropolitan Opera’s new season announcement, always full of interesting storylines, surprises, {…}

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Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Team on the Best Performances of the Year

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There’s been a lot of opera in 2024. And quite frankly, there’s been a lot of good opera. So as has become our tradition, here is a look at some of OperaWire’s editorial team’s picks for their personal favorite performances of 2024. Matt Costello: Act three of “Götterdämmerung” – Tanglewood It’s always a tricky thing to think about one’s “Performance {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Die Frau Ohne Schatten

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For the first time in 11 years, the Metropolitan Opera has revived what I consider to be one of its greatest productions in my lifetime. Herbert Wernicke’s production of “Die Frau ohne Schatten” is simply one of the most sublime marriages of stage direction and opera in recent Met history. First off, it’s a challenging piece, not only musically, but {…}

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Nathan Bowles Joins Askonas Holt for Management

Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 Season Attendance Drops in Spring Season; Modern Operas Continue to Lag Behind

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: The Queen of Spades

Daniela Mack Joins IMG Artists for Management

Lina González-Granados Extends Resident Conductor Contract with LA Opera

Classic Works Outperforming Contemporary Works in Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 Mid Season Report

3 Major Takeaways from the Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 Season

Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Team on the Best Performances of the Year

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Die Frau Ohne Schatten