Ellie Dehn, Craig Colclough, Norman Garrett, Stephanie Blythe & Efraín Solís Lead Minnesota Opera’s 2026-27 Season

The Minnesota Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. The season opens with Kamala Sankaram and Minita Gandhi’s “The Many Deaths of Laila Starr” which was commissioned and developed through Minnesota Opera’s New Works Initiative. Christopher Franklin conducts the production by Mary Birnbaum. The cast includes Leela Subramaniam, Omar Najimi, Efraín Solís, Mariam Mouawad, Ashraf Sewailam, and Emily Finke. Performance Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 8, 2026 Händel’s {…}

Aug 12, 2020

Christine Goerke & Kate Lindsey Lead Wolf Trap Opera 2020 Guest Alumni Instructors List

(Credits: LA Philharmonic official website / Opus 3 Artists official website) The Wolf Trap Opera Summer 2020 residency program, which includes 40 artists, has entered its final stages. Members have initially quarantined for a period of two weeks in order to ensure the COVID-19-free environment. During that period, artists engaged in virtual coaching and group sessions with the guest alumni, {…}

Apr 18, 2019

Lester Lynch & Laurel Semerdjian Headline Florentine Opera’s 2019-20 Season

Florentine Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, which will include three operas and an artist showcase. The first opera of the season will be Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” featuring the debuts of Calvin Griffin in the title role, Abigail Levis as Cherubino, and Alisa Calvin as the Countess, Ariana Douglas as Susanna, and Alexander Dobson as the Count. Shawna Lucey directs {…}