Ailyn Pérez, Joshua Guerrero, Ellie Dehn & John Holiday Lead Minnesota Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

The Minnesota Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Jonathan Taylor Rush conducts John Holiday in music by Montgomery, Simon, Hahn, and Bizet. Performance Dates: August 7, 2026 Jonathan Taylor Rush conducts the American Songbook with John Holiday, Jearlyn Steele, and Jevetta Steele. Performance Dates: August 8, 2026 Jane Glover conducts Handel’s “Messiah” with Lauren Snouffer, Clara Osowski, Eric Ferring, and Michael {…}

Mar 10, 2026

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 {…}

Sep 22, 2025

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

(Credit: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera) An immigrant and a gay man join forces to create art that defeats Nazis. While this simple sentence reduces all the complexities at play in “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay,” it also gets to the core of a battle that permeates to this day and provides us with the kind of hope {…}

Aug 26, 2025

Joyce DiDonato, Emily D’Angelo, Michael Spyres, Kelley O’Connor & Joel Puckett Lead CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, the Metropolitan Opera releases a modern opera while Joyce Didonato continues her exploration of the baroque repertoire. Grounded Deustche Grammophon releases Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s new work in a recording from the Metropolitan Opera. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the opera with {…}

Nov 14, 2024

Houston Symphony Announces Cast Change for Beethoven Symphony

(Credit: Victoria Janashvilli) The Houston Symphony has announced a cast change for its Nov. 14 performance. The company said, “Angel Blue has regretfully withdrawn from this week’s performance of Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Beethoven 9 on Nov. 14. We are grateful to Ellie Dehn for stepping in on short notice!” For her part, Dehn said, “I’m thrilled to join Houston {…}

Sep 7, 2024

Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Grounded’

(Credit: Victoria Janashvilli) The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Grounded.” The company said that Ellie Dehn will sing the role of Also Jess instead of Kirsten MacKinnon, who was originally announced. Dehn took to social media and said, “It’s turned into a “Just say YES!” beginning of the year. I’m joining the cast of {…}

Jan 31, 2023

Rafael Davila, Ólafur Sigurdarson & Ellie Dehn Lead Opera Colorado 2023-24 Season

Opera Colorado has announced its 2023-24 Season featuring three productions. “Our 41st season offers something for opera lovers and the opera curious alike, including perennial favorites, epic tales, and evocative music,” said Greg Carpenter, The Ellie Caulkins General & Artistic Director. “I am thrilled to bring Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman to life for the first time since 1997 with a {…}

Apr 29, 2022

Michael Chioldi, Kate Lindsey & Camilla Nylund Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will get a chance to hear complete opera recordings from Saint-Saëns, Monteverdi, Janáček, Olga Neuwirth, and Wagner. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Henry VIII Odyssey Opera will release its fifth album Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Henry VIII.” Recorded on New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall stage in 2019, this four-CD set marks the debut recording of {…}

May 5, 2021

David Portillo & Ellie Dehn Headline Minneapolis Opera’s ‘Albert Herring’

On May 22, 2021, Minneapolis Opera will close its Spring Season with Benjamin Britten’s springtime comedy, “Albert Herring.” The production will mark the first time in over a year that MNO has performed at the Ordway Music Theatre, with the last time being their production of “Flight” in February 2020. Acclaimed conductor and Britten interpreter Dame Jane Glover will lead {…}

Feb 26, 2021

Erwin Schrott, Ellie Dehn, Sophie Bevan Headline Royal Opera House’s Upcoming Streams

The Royal Opera House has announced a new streaming program as part of its ongoing #OurHouseToYourHouse. The company will present Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” in a production from 2015. The opera stars Erwin Schrott in the title role alongside Sophie Bevan as Susanna, Stéphane Degout as Count Almaviva, Ellie Dehn as Countess Almaviva, and Kate Lindsey as Cherubino. The {…}

Jan 26, 2021

Angela Gheorghiu, Nicole Cabell, Bryn Terfel Headline San Francisco Opera’s February Streams

(Photos Provided by San Francisco Opera) San Francisco Opera has announced a new slate of opera streams throughout the month of February. It all kicks off with Verdi’s “La Traviata” in a production from 2014. The opera featured Nicole Cabell, Stephen Costello, and Vladimir Stoyanov. Nicola Luisotti conducted. Streaming Dates: Jan. 30-31, 2021 Brandon Jovanovich stars in Wagner’s “Lohengrin” in {…}

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