On March 21, 2026, LA Opera is set to present a recital by Nadine Sierra alongside pianist Bryan Wagorn. The recital will be held at The Colburn School’s intimate Zipper Hall and Sierra will perform arias by Donizetti, Mozart and Puccini. She will also present Spanish and Latin American songs, from Rodrigo and Villa-Lobos to the timeless melodies of “Bésame Mucho” {…}
(Credit: Susanne Hassler-Smith) “Luisa Miller” by Giuseppe Verdi is a tragic tale of love destroyed by social hierarchy and political intrigue. The young peasant Luisa Miller is in love with Rodolfo, who is in fact the son of the powerful nobleman Count Walter, though he has been living in disguise. Their relationship is opposed by Rodolfo’s father, who intends him {…}
(© Christophe Abramowitz) A recording of the celebratory performance marking the reopening of Notre-Dame on Dec. 7, 2024, is now available for streaming on Platoon. A highlight of the ceremony was the performance of the hymn, “Amazing Grace” by soprano Pretty Yende, accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. Also included on the {…}
Winstag Production OÜ is set to present the Christmas Night Opera Gala at Carnegie Hall on Dec, 27, 2025. The concert will unite six of the world’s greatest singers in what is designed to become an annual holiday tradition. The concert will include Sondra Radvanovsky, Thomas Hampson, Asmik Grigorian, Nadine Sierra, Brian Jagde, and Anita Monserrat with Francesco Lanzillotta conducting {…}
The ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Xabier Anduaga and Nadine Sierra in a concert on Dec. 13, 2025. The concert which has the support of the Fundación BBVA, is sold out and will show the two stars in music from “La Traviata,” “Roméo et Juliette,” “La fille du régiment,” “L’elisir d’amore,” “La bohème,” and “I pagliacci.” They will {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced opera that will stream on its platform. The first stream will be Janacek’s “Vec Makropulos” with a cast that includes Marlis Petersen, Pavel Černoch, Lukas Schmidt, Alma Neuhaus, Bo Skovhus, Carlos Osuna, and Wolfgang Bankl. Tomáš Hanus conducts. Streaming Date: Dec. 6, 2025 Franz Welser-Möst conducts Beethoven’s “Fidelio” with Malin Byström, David Butt Philip, Christopher {…}
Nadine Sierra made interesting revelations in a new interview with Bachtrack. The soprano revealed that she almost didn’t sing the role of Amina in “La Sonnambula” due to her old manager, Gianluca Macheda, at GM Art and Music, who wanted to push her to sing heavier repertoire. The soprano had previously spoken about it during an interview with the New {…}
Nadien Sierra is set to add another role to her Met Opera repertoire in a coming season. The New York Times has revealed that the soprano is set to perform Massenet’s “Manon,” a role that she has performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu and Opera de Bordeaux. Critics have praised her interpretation and said she is “an outstanding and {…}
Mannes School will present “From Canon to Creation: A Celebration of Mannes Opera” on Oct. 15, 2025. The program will feature music by Bellini, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Gounod, Puccini, Guang Ruo, Sarah Kirkland Snider, David T. Little, Korngold, Dvorak, and Cerrone, among others. Nadine Sierra will headline the showcase alongside Ruijia Dong, David Kahng, Jennifer Zetlan, Hannah Cho, Yulin Wang, {…}
Nadine Sierra is set to return to Mexico during her Latin America tour. The soprano is set to give a concert on Nov. 3 with pianist Ángel Rodríguez at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The soprano will also give a masterclass at the Universidad Panamericana the following day, and then she will give another recital with Rodríguez on Nov. 12 {…}
(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The last time the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” was in 2009, when Mary Zimmerman set the opera in a modern rehearsal room. It was a divisive production that ultimately made no sense and deviated completely from the original story. Now in 2025, the Metropolitan Opera is seeking to correct {…}