David Bizic, Atalla Ayan, Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Celine Byrne & Sean Michael Plumb Lead Irish National Opera’s 2026-27 Season

The Irish National Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. The company will present Absolute scenes from “Carmen,” “The Barber of Seville” and “Così fan tutte.” The evening will feature Laura Aherne, Heather Sammon, Olga Palazhchenko, David Kennedy and William Pearson. Performance Date: June 28 & July 4, 2026 Tarik O’Regan & Colm Tóibín’s “Testament” will be conducted by Elaine Kelly and {…}

May 11, 2026

Opéra de Saint-Étienne Announces 2026-27 Season Featuring Cyrille Dubois, Thomas Bettinger, & Valiquette

The Opéra de Saint-Étienne has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Héloïse Mas stars in Bizet’s “Carmen” with Christophe Berry, Melissa Purnell, and Philippe-Nicolas Martin. Giuseppe Grazioli conducts the production by Gilles Rico. Performance Dates: Nov. 13-17, 2026 Lila Dufy, Antonio Mandrillo, and Pawel Konik lead Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” Giuseppe Grazioli conducts. Performance Dates: Dec. 30 & 31, 2026 “Roland à {…}

Sep 15, 2025

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music Announces 16th Cesti Competition Winners

(Photo credit: Birgit Pichler) Tenor Salvador Simão has won the 16th annual Cesti Competition at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music. A total of 206 participants from 39 nations registered for this year’s Cesti Competition. Nearly 100 of them traveled to Innsbruck for the in-person competition. On Aug. 31, 10 finalists performed at the grand finale concert held at the {…}

May 29, 2024

Zenith Opera Competition Announces 2024 Winners

(© credits Tam Lan Truong) Zenith Opera Competition has announced the winners of its 2024 edition. Taking home the first prize is Lila Duffy of France. Dufy has performed with such organizations as the Bach Festival in Montreal, Théâtre de Champs-Elyseees, Opéra Comique, and the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse. Second place went to Maya Yahav Gour of Israel and {…}

May 19, 2021

Ailyn Pérez, Ana María Martínez, Latonia Moore, Sondra Radvanovsky, Ying Fang Headline Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2021-22 Season

The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2021-22 season. It all kicks off with a new production of Verdi’s “Macbeth” starring Luca Salsi, Sondra Radvanovsky, Joshua Guerrero and Christian Van Horn. Enrique Mazzola conducts the production by Sir David McVicar. Performance Dates: Sept. 17- Oct. 9, 2021 Enrique Mazzola will conduct “L’Elisir d’Amore” in a production by Daniel Slater. {…}