(Photo: Marco Borggreve) The Dutch composer Michel van der Aa has carved out a successful niche for himself within the opera world with a series of pieces, which successfully marries accessible music with film and technological wizardry underpinned by a strong narrative. The world premiere of his new opera, “The Theory of Flames,” for Amsterdam’s Opera Forward Festival is his {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Tyshawn Sorey’s “Perle noire : méditations pour Joséphine” will star Julia Bullock and Tyshawn Sorey on piano. Peter Sellars directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 9-19, 2026 Lea Desandre, Marina Viotti, Huw Montague Rendall, Andrzej Filończyk, Jack Swanson, Josh Lovell, Nicola Alaimo, and Adolfo Corrado star in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” {…}
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Dalia Stasevska conducts Aphrodite Patoulidou in a program that includes music by Anna Meredith, Jean Sibelius, Luciano Berio, Aphrodite Patoulidou, Jean Sibelius, and Claude Debussy. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 & 4, 2026 Stéphane Denève conducts Julia Bullock in a program of music {…}
Julia Bullock will collaborate on a tour of the upcoming album “From Ordinary Things.” The album, headlined by cellist Seth Parker Woods will release on March 27, 2026, via Platoon and also features pianists Conor Hanick and Andrew Rosenblum. The album includes music by André Previn, George Walker, Tania León, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. The “From Ordinary Things” tour begins on Jan. {…}
The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) is set to present a concert with Julia Bullock, Seth Parker Woods, and Conor Hanick. The concert will be held at the Kaufmann Concert Hall on Jan. 23, 2026 in a program of works by some of the 20th- and 21st-centuries’ most compelling musical storytellers. The evening will include music by Nina Simone, Ravel, {…}
The Grammy nominations have been announced. Here are the vocal performances nominated: The Best Opera Recording nominees are Heggie’s “Intelligence” (Kwamé Ryan, Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer), Huang Ruo’s “An American Soldier” (Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown & Doron Schachter, producers), Kouyoumdjian’s “Adoration” {…}
The Cincinnati May Festival announces the programming for the 2026 May Festival under this year’s Festival Director, Julia Bullock. Julia Bullock, Jason Alexander Holmes, and the May Festival Chorus give the opening concert. They are joined by Carlos Simon on the Hammond Organ and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The evening includes a new work co-curated by Bullock and chorus director {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for “The Magic Flute.” The company said that Lucy Crowe will replace Julia Bullock, who is ill for performances on Oct. 10, 12, 14, 17, 20, and 25, 2025. Meanwhile, Chelsea Zurflüh will replace Lucy Crowe on Oct. 23, 28, 30, Nov. 1, and 3, 2025. Bullock took to social media {…}
92NY announces its 2025-26 Tisch Music Season. This article only features classical vocal performances “Gabriel Kahane & Friends” features works off of Kahane’s new album. Performance Date: October 31, 2025 The Curtis New Music Ensemble explores 20th- and 21st-century repertoire in “We the Artists.” Composers featured include Clarice Assad, Carlos Simon, and Joan Tower, among others. Performance Date: November 21, {…}
(Photo credits: de Bon & Steiner) DACAMERA announces its 2025-26 season. This article only contains classical vocal performances. Matthias Goerne and pianist Daniil Trifonov present Schubert’s “Schwanengesang.” Performance Date: October 29, 2025 Julia Bullock and pianist Conor Hanick perform Messiaen’s “Harawi.” Performance Date: January 30, 2026 Read Related Stories DACAMERA to Present Tyshawn Sorey’s ‘Monochromatic Light (Afterlight)’ Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen {…}
(Photo Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) Antony and Cleopatra. The two icons have long been mythologized throughout history, their story captured in theater, cinema, and even the opera. In fact, the story of the lovers is forever linked to the Metropolitan Opera and its new house. And unfortunately, it isn’t always a heroic story. To this day, we hear {…}