Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Diana Damrau, Rolando Villazon, Asmik Grigorian, Ludovic Tézier, Jonathan Tetelman, Serena Sáenz & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2025-26 Season

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres Maurizio Benini conducts Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in a new production by Barbara Wysocka. Bekhzod Davronov, Igor Golovatenko, Ludovic Tézier, Serena Sáenz, Nadine Sierra, Riccardo Fassi, and Elmina Hasan star. Performance Dates: March 7-24, 2026 & July 28 & 31, 2026 Lotte de Beer directs a new production of Gounod’s “Faust” with Jonathan {…}

Mar 12, 2025

Merola Opera Program & San Francisco Opera Center Present Recital from Schwabacher Recital Series

The Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by the Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center, is set to present its second concert on March 19 in the Barbro Osher Recital Hall at San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Bowes Center. The evening will highlight the artistry of four 2024 Merola Opera Program graduates: tenor Michael John Butler, baritone Olivier Zerouali, and {…}

Aug 18, 2020

New York City Opera & Mid-Atlantic Symphony Starry Night Classics Review

On August 15, the New York City Opera and Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra teamed up for what was billed as the first live operatic experience in the United States since the lockdown due to COVID-19. The concert, which was held at the Freeman Stage, brought together a small chamber ensemble and four singers who have performed at the New York City {…}

Aug 4, 2020

New York City Opera & Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Team Up for ‘Starry Night Classics’

The New York City Opera has announced that it will team up with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra to present “Starry Night Classics” on August 15, 2020. The concert, which will take place at The Freeman Stage in Fenwick Island, DE will feature excerpts from such operatic classics as “Carmen,” “Faust,” “Rigoletto,” “La Bohème,” and “Turandot,” among others. The event will {…}

May 13, 2019

Bel Cantanti Opera Presents Rare U.S. Production of ‘The Tsar’s Bride’

The Bel Cantanti Opera is set to showcase performances of “The Tsar’s Bride” on May 18 and 19, 2019. This production will make just the third time that the work is produced in the United States and it will feature a cast that includes Asmik Arutiuniants, Rob McGinness, Viktoriya Koreneva, John Scherch, Michael Butler, Peter Bourough, Alyssa Cox, Marie Herrington, {…}