The Metropolitan Opera Announces Events Leading Up to the Premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank & Nilo Cruz’s ‘El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego’

(Photo credit: Cory Weaver) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present a celebration of Mexican culture in New York City in support of Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s opera, “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego.” Partnerships include restaurants, museums, and even a cemetery. Throughout the month of May, Mexican and Hispanic restaurants across New York City spotlight the {…}

Dec 10, 2025

Q & A: Countertenor Nils Wanderer on Discovering His Soul’s Voice & the Evolution of Opera

(Photo: Guido Werner) Wanderer by name, wanderer by nature, Nils Wanderer is an internationally acclaimed German countertenor, actor and choreographer. He was winner of the 2022 Bundeswettbewerb Gesang and Second Prize Winner of the world’s most prestigious opera competition, Operalia, in the same year. He has been hailed, by Olyrix, for his “beautiful, dark, well developed and amber colored voice {…}

May 12, 2025

Lauren Snouffer Lead Atlanta Opera’s Production of ‘Semele’

The Atlanta Opera is set to present a new production of George Frideric Handel’s “Semele.” The production, which opens on June 7, 2025, at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and runs through June 15, 2025 will be directed and produced by The Atlanta Opera’s Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun. Zvulum blends modern mythology and theatrical {…}

Mar 4, 2025

Living Productions & Bold Tendencies Present ‘Modern Nature’ in Honor of Derek Jarman

(Photo credit: Gilbert McCarragher) “Modern Nature: The Prospect Cottage Diaries” will be presented by Living Productions and Bold Tendencies. Following his HIV diagnosis and the death of his father, artist, and filmmaker Derek Jarman wrote “Modern Nature.” The diary captured his time spent living in Prospect Cottage on the Kent coast. “Modern Nature” explores how he found solace in the {…}

Aug 28, 2023

Winning in Norway – The Experience of Taking in the Final of the 2023 Queen Sonja Singing Competition

Finals for singing competitions are an interesting experience to cover. On one hand, everyone on stage is a winner. In the case of the 2023 edition of the Queen Sonja Singing Competition, the six singers who took the stage on August 26 were picked from an overall pool of 521 contestants from around the world; not mention that the competition {…}

Oct 30, 2022

Operalia Competition Winners Announced

The Operalia Competition has announced its 2022 winners. The competition, which held its finale at the Latvian National Opera, announced that Armenian soprano Juliana Grigoryan and U.S. tenor Anthony León won first prize. Meanwhile, second prize went to Spanish soprano Serena Sáenz, U.S. tenor Duke Kim, and German Countertenor Nils Wanderer. Third Prize went to U.S. mezzo-soprano Maire Therese Carmack, {…}

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