Isabel Leonard, Sasha Cooke & Nicholas Phan Lead Houston Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

The Houston Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Steven Reineke conducts opening night with Isabel Leonard as the soloist. Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 2026 Juraj Valčuha conducts a Rachmaninoff performance with Aleksey Bogdanov and the Houston Symphony Chorus. Performance Dates: Oct. 2, 3, & 4, 2026 Juraj Valčuha conducts Sasha Cooke in a program that {…}

Mar 10, 2026

Marina Rebeka, Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier, Aleksandra Kurzak, Lidia Fridman & Erin Morley Lead New York Philharmonic’s 2026-27 Season

The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Gustavo Dudamel conducts music by Di Castri, Adams, and Prokofiev. Performance Dates: Sept. 16-19, 2026 Gustavo Dudamel conducts an inaugural gala. Performance Date: Sept. 30, 2026 Gustavo Dudamel conducts “Tosca” with Marina Rebeka, Jonas Kaufmann, and Ludovic Tézier in Carnegie Hall. Performance Dates: Nov. 13 & 15, {…}

Feb 25, 2026

Fleur Barron, Joélle Harvey, Issachah Savage to Headline Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season, titled “Illuminated Through Sound,” under Music Director Jonathon Heyward. Performances will take place at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore and The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland. Here is a rundown of the vocal highlights on offer. Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and BSO Principal Viola Lisa Steltenpohl join Heyward {…}

Feb 12, 2026

Jeanine De Bique, Will Liverman & Joelle Harvey Lead Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the two vocal performances. Manfred Honeck conducts Hindemith’s “Mathis der Maler,” Beethoven’s “Mass in C Major” and Arvo Pärt’s “Fratres.” Soloists include Jeanine De Bique, Julie Boulianne, John Matthew Myers, and Alexander Birch Elliot. The concert also features the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Performance Dates: Dec. {…}

Jan 30, 2026

Will Liverman, Karen Chia-ling Ho, Marcy Stonikas & Christophe Dumaux lead Opera Omaha’s 2026-27 Season

Opera Omaha has announced its 2026-27 season The season opens with Opera Outdoors. Performance Date: August 29, 2026 at Stinson Park Will Liverman will perform in concert. Performance Date: Sept. 27, 2026 at Slowdown Karen Chia-ling Ho, Demetrious Sampson, Susanne Burgess, Darren Drone, Johnathan McCullough, Nicholas Newton, and James Demler star in Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Rebecca Herman directs and Jonathan Brandani {…}

Jan 29, 2026

Leah Hawkins, Elza van den Heever, J’Nai Bridges, Will Liverman, Soloman Howard Lead Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

(Photo credits: Acosta, Brown, Simpson, Adjahoe) Philadelphia Orchestra announces its 2026-27 season. This article only features vocal concerts. Opening night features soloists Leah Hawkins, J’Nai Bridges, Issachah Savage, and Ryan Speedo Green in Beethoven “Symphony” No. 9. They are joined by the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir led by Joe Miller. The U.S. premiere of Hisaishi’s “Orbis” is also slated. Yannick Nézet-Séguin {…}

Dec 24, 2025

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: The Magic Flute

(Photo Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) Every year, the Met Opera ushers in the holidays with its abridged, English-language production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” delighting children and adults alike. This season was no exception. If anything, the 90-minute performance offered a welcome reprieve from a world that seems to have lost its bearings—and, oddly, slid back toward the {…}

Nov 24, 2025

Metropolitan Opera to Present Holiday Presentation of ‘The Magic Flute’

(Credit: Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s annual holiday presentation of Julie Taymor’s English-language adaptation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” returns for 15 performances. The opera will be performed between Dec. 11 and Jan. 3, and will be conducted by Steven White, and Erin Yashima. The work will star Rainelle Krause, Zhengyi Bai, Aigul Khismatullina, Erin Morley, Joshua {…}

Oct 27, 2025

Joélle Harvey Announced for Washington National Opera’s ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

Soprano Joélle Harvey is set to join the cast of the Washington National Opera’s production of Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro.” In her house debut, the soprano will take on the role of Susanna, joining a cast that stars Rosa Feola, Will Liverman, Le Bu, John Holiday, and Elizabeth Bishop. Robert Spano conducts the production, which opens on Nov. 14, {…}

Mar 13, 2025

Joélle Harvey, Kyle Tomlin, Joseph Lattanzi Headline Choral Arts Society of Washington’s ‘Creation’

The Choral Arts Society of Washington is set to present a powerful performance of Haydn’s “Creation” on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in The Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The showcase will be conducted by Artistic Director Marie Bucoy-Calavan and features the Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus and Choral Arts Orchestra. Soloists include Joélle Harvey, Kyle Tomlin, and Joseph Lattanzi. {…}

Jan 31, 2025

Joyce DiDonato, Ying Fang & Yannick Nézet-Séguin Hightlight Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

The Philadephia Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights of the season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conducts Handel’s Messiah with the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir. Performance Dates: Dec. 12-14, 2025 Dalia Stasevska conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with Joélle Harvey. The concert also includes violinist Augustin Hadelich and such pieces as Adams’ “Short Ride in a Fast {…}