Renée Fleming, Sondra Radvanovsky, Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, SeokJong Baek, & Ana María Martínez Lead Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025-26 Season

The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2025-26 season. The company will open with the Lyric Opening Concert & Gala. Performance Date: Oct. 10, 2025 The first production of the season will be Cherubini’s “Medea“ starring Sondra Radvanovsky in Sir. David McVicar’s production. She will be joined by Matthew Polenzani, Elena Villalón, Zoie Reams, and Alfred Walker. Enrique Mazzola {…}

Sep 27, 2024

Yaritza Véliz & Javier Camarena Lead Dallas Opera’s ‘La Traviata’

(Credit: Curtis Brown Photography) The Dallas Opera is set to open its 2024-25 season with Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The opera will be performed five times from Oct. 18 through Oct. 27 with the Oct. 26 performance live streamed. The opera will star Chilean soprano Yaritza Véliz as Violetta, and Mexican tenor Javier Camarena as Alfredo. Mexican baritone Alfredo Daza will sing the role {…}

Sep 16, 2024

The Dallas Opera Announces Free Community Events in Fall 2024

The Dallas Opera has announced its fall 2024 lineup of free events. In addition to its free community events, The Dallas Opera is offering livestreams of mainstage performances as well as sessions of the Hart Institute for Women Conductors, and more on its YouTube channel. The annual People’s Choice concert features some of opera’s most recognizable tunes sung by soprano {…}

Aug 11, 2024

The Santa Fe Opera Announces Return of Opera in the Park & Opening Nights Radio Broadcasts for 2024 Festival Season

(Photo credit: Curtis Brown) The Santa Fe Opera has announced two free community events for the 2024 Festival Season. Opening Nights Radio Broadcasts in partnership with 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio will present free, live-recorded radio broadcasts of the opera’s 2024 Season opening nights, airing at 6 pm MDT on Mondays from July 29 through Aug. 26. Following the air date, {…}

Jun 28, 2024

Santa Fe Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

The Santa Fe Opera has announced a casting update for its production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The company said Mexican baritone Alfredo Daza is set to make its house debut as Giorgio Germont in Louisa Muller’s new staging of “La Traviata,” a role he will also perform in the co-production at the Dallas Opera in the fall. He replaces Carlos {…}

Feb 29, 2024

Xabier Anduaga, Benjamin Appl, Madison Leonard & Yaritza Véliz Lead The Dallas Opera’s 2024-25 Season

The Dallas Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Mainstage Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “La Traviata” featuring Chilean soprano Yaritza Véliz, Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga, and baritone Alfredo Daza. Louisa Muller directs and Iván López Reynoso conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 18-27, 2024 Claude Debussy’s “Pelléas and Mélisande” will be conducted by Ludovic Morlot and will star Benjamin Appl, Lauren {…}

Jul 8, 2023

San Francisco Opera 2022-23 Review: El Último Sueño di Frida y Diego

(Credit: Cory Weaver / San Francisco Opera) On June 19th, up and down Market Street in San Francisco, rainbows ruled the scene, as did live and recorded music. Every variation – hats, masks, sweaters, shoes, leggings, and floral wreaths braided the streets as the Gay Pride Parade intersected with the first-ever Spanish language opera to be performed by San Francisco {…}

Jun 7, 2023

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ryan Speedo Green, Mané Galoyan & Rachel Willis-Sørensen Lead Santa Fe Opera’s 2024 Season

The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2024 season. Conductor Corrado Rovaris conducts Louisa Muller’s production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The cast includes Mané Galoyan, Bekhzod Davronov, and Carlos Arámbula. Performance Dates: June 28-August 24, 2024 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will be conducted by Harry Bicket. Stephen Barlow directs the production with Ryan Speedo Green, Teresa Perrotta, Rachael Wilson, David Portillo, Nicholas Newton, {…}

May 3, 2023

San Francisco Opera to Present ‘El último sueño de Frida y Diego’

(Credit: Karli Cadel/San Diego Opera) The San Francisco Opera is set to present the Bay Area premiere of “El último sueño de Frida y Diego” by Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz. The opera, which is a San Francisco Opera co-commission and the Company’s first Spanish-language opera, will be presented from June 13 to 30 at the War Memorial Opera {…}

Mar 31, 2023

Anna Netrebko, Marina Rebeka, Sonya Yoncheva & Elīna Garanča Lead Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s 2023-24 Season

Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced its 2023-24 season. The season will showcase numerous revivals and new productions. Premieres Calixto Bieito directs a new production of Verdi’s “Aida” with Grigory Shkarupa, Elīna Garanča, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Marina Rebeka, María José Siri, Yusif Eyvazov, Ivan Magrì, René Pape, Erwin Schrott, Vladislav Sulimsky, and Alfredo Daza. Nicola Luisotti conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}

Oct 2, 2022

Q & A: Guadalupe Paz & Alfredo Daza in ‘El último sueño de Frida y Diego’

San Diego Opera presents the world premiere of “El último sueño de Frida y Diego / The Last Dream of Frida and Diego” on October 29, 2022, by Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Nilo Cruz. The show features mezzo-soprano Guadalupe Paz in the lead role as iconic painter Frida Kahlo and baritone Alfredo Daza as {…}