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 {…}

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, {…}

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 {…}

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. {…}

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 {…}

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 {…}

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 {…}

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. {…}

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 {…}