John Adams, Joyce DiDonato, Isabel Leonard, Kevin Puts Anthony Roth Costanzo, & Thomas Hampson Among Artists Who Pledge Support to Washington National Opera

Following the departure of the Washington National Opera’s decision to leave the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, more than 60 artists have signed an open letter pledging support to the company. The letter, which is an ongoing effort organized by Pulitzer and Grammy-award winning librettist Mark Campbell, states “We, the undersigned, support the recent decision between Washington {…}

Jan 8, 2026

Cast Change: Miles Mykkanen Joins Cast of ‘Silent Night’ at Houston Grand Opera

The Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has announced a cast change for its production of “Silent Night.” The company said that tenor Miles Mykkanen will perform the lead role of Nikolaus Sprink, replacing tenor Duke Kim, who has withdrawn from the production due to illness. Mykkanen will make his HGO debut in this production following his critically acclaimed turn as Sam {…}

Dec 5, 2025

Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2025

It’s that time of the year. The end of the year. As with every year, 2025 was full of a lot of opera revelations in productions, concerts and competitions. So in recognitions of those breakouts, here’s a look at some of the young singers who are likely to make operatic waves in the very near future. Here are OperaWire’s 10 {…}

Jul 25, 2025

Juilliard Unveils 2025-26 Season

Juilliard announces its 2025-26 season. This article only features classical voice events. Juilliard and Columbia University Present Italian Opera 200. Performance Date: October 5, 2025 Up next is the start of school’s “Liederabend” series. Performance Dates: October 8, November 19, December 10, 2025 & February 25 & April 1 & 29, 2026 “Sound On: Inward Journeys” features the Neue Vocalsolisten {…}

Apr 16, 2025

Dutch National Opera 2024-25 Review: We Are The Lucky Ones

(Photo credit: Koen Broos) Over the past twenty years or so, there have been plenty of programs on television, radio and the internet devoted to oral history, in which everyday people recall major and minor events along with the social and economic conditions from their own past to create an anecdotal montage that can be accessed by current and future {…}

Mar 17, 2025

Cleveland Orchestra Announces New Programming For Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival

The Cleveland Orchestra announced the addition of new events to the 2025 Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival. Highlights of the third installment of the Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival include three concert performances of “Jenůfa” with Latonia Moore, Pavol Breslik, Miles Mykkanen, and Nina Stemma cast, and “Vox Humana,” a program of music by Bach, Poulenc, {…}

Jan 25, 2025

Dutch National Opera to Present ‘We Are The Lucky Ones’

The Dutch National Opera is set to present the world premiere of Philip Venables’s latest opera “We Are The Lucky Ones.” The opera will be shown at the Opera Forward Festival 2025 and will mark the fourth collaboration between Philip Venables and Ted Huffman based on real-life interviews. “We Are The Lucky Ones” tells the story of a generation and {…}

Dec 24, 2024

Latonia Moore, Pavol Breslik, Nina Stemme, MIles Mykkanen Headline The Cleveland Orchestra’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival 2025

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its third annual Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival. First up is “United in Song! A Community Celebration.” Performance Dates: May 17, 2025 At the core of the experience will be three concert performances of “Jenůfa.” Franz Welser-Möst conducts the opera which will headline a slate centered on the theme of “Reconciliation.” Latonia {…}

Mar 18, 2024

Asmik Grigorian, Latonia Moore & Sarah Aristidou Lead Cleveland Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 Season. Here are the vocal performances. Klaus Mäkelä and Jennifer Johnston perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. Performance Dates: Oct. 17-19, 2024 Franz Welser-Möst conducts Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” and a new work by Bernd Richard Deutsch. Limmie Pulliam and Iurii Samoilov are the soloists Performance Dates: Nov. 21 -23, 2025 Fabio {…}

Sep 27, 2023

Opera Omaha to Present ‘Don Pasquale’

Opera Omaha is set to present Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” on Oct. 27 and 29 at Orpheum Theater. The comic opera is set to star baritone Jorell Williams in the title role alongside Vanessa Becerra as Norina They will be joined by Miles Mykkanen as Ernesto and Luis Alejandro Orozco as Dr. Malatesta. The production will feature direction by Octavio Cardenas {…}

Apr 6, 2023

Renée Fleming, Christina Nilsson, & Janai Brugger Lead Atlanta Symphony’s 2023-24 Season

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Orchestra in a program of music by Brahms, Dvořák, Rachmaninov, and Brahms. Performance Dates: Nov. 2-4, 2023 Norman Mackenzie conducts a Christmas concert with the Morehouse College Glee Club, Atlanta Symphony {…}