Opera Philadelphia will make its film adaptation of David T. Little’s “Soldier Songs” available to stream free on YouTube beginning Nov. 11, 2026, Veterans Day, in recognition of the opera’s 20th anniversary. The film was directed by and stars baritone Johnathan McCullough. It premiered on the Opera Philadelphia Channel in 2021 and was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best {…}
Opera Philadelphia is set to present the Philadelphia premiere of “Suddenly Last Summer,” the first opera by 2023 MacArthur Fellow Courtney Bryan. The work will be presented between Oct. 22 and 25 at the Forrest Theatre. Based on Tennessee Williams’ Southern Gothic drama, the new work brings together Bryan, Tony Award-winning director Daniel Fish and Gideon Lester, Artistic Director and {…}
Opera Philadelphia and New York City Center have announced a landmark collaboration to bring Opera Philadelphia’s new take on George and Ira Gershwin’s “Let ’Em Eat Cake” to New York in March 2027. The New York premiere will be held following its Philadelphia premiere at the Academy of Music Jan. 29–31 and be directed by theater and opera director Zack {…}
Opera Philadelphia’s new production of Mozart’s “Mitridate, re di Ponto” is set to open on Sept. 9, with additional performances on Sept. 10 and Sept. 13. The work was written by Mozart at just 14-years-old and is considered a rare gem that has all the hallmarks of musical brilliance and hormonal adolescence. Directed by Emma Griffin, the opera will star {…}
Opera Philadelphia is set to conclude the 2025-26 Season with the company’s return to the Miller Theater for the Philadelphia Premiere of ”The Black Clown,” based on the poetry of Langston Hughes and composed Michael Schachter. The opera will be performed from May 14 to 17 and will star music supervisor and bass-baritone Davóne Tines performing in the title role. Directed by {…}
Opera Philadelphia has announced its 2026-27 season. Emma Griffin directs the company premiere of Mozart’s “Mitridate, re di Ponto” starring Lawrence Brownlee in the title role, Anthony Roth Costanzo as Farnace, Lauren Snouffer as Aspasia, Meredith Wohlgemuth as Sifare, Nola Richardson as Ismene, Sarah Coit as Arbate, and Minghao Liu as Marzio. Corrado Rovaris conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 9 – {…}
(Credit: Ray Bailey) Opera Philadelphia and Temple University have announced a new partnership that will encompass new opera recordings, student entrepreneurship opportunities, and expanded educational programming. Through the collaboration, Temple’s Boyer College of Music and Dance, the home to BCM&D Records and its five Grammy nominations, will produce and release recordings of new operas that receive world premieres in Philadelphia. {…}
Opera Philadelphia is set to present Gregory Spears’ latest work “Sleepers Awake.” Premiering April 22-26 at the Academy of Music, Spears creates a labyrinthine soundscape to accompany a dream-like rendering of the fairytale “Sleeping Beauty,” inspired by modernist Swiss writer Robert Walser. The story follows The Stranger, who wakes Thorn Rose and her companions from a century-long sleep. But instead {…}
Opera Philadelphia‘s Board of Directors has unanimously approved contract extensions for Anthony Roth Costanzo, General Director and President, and Corrado Rovaris, the Judy & Peter Leone Music Director. With these extensions, Costanzo and Rovaris are now under contract through May 31, 2029. Costanzo’s initial three-year term began June 1, 2024, and was originally set to conclude in 2027, the same {…}
(Photo credit: Dario Acosta) One librettist, one actor, four singers, and ten composers join forces to make opera in a brand-new way as Opera Philadelphia presents the world premiere of “Complications in Sue.” This new opera unfolds in 10 vignettes by Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright Michael R. Jackson in his operatic debut. Each scene takes place in a different {…}
Opera Philadelphia is set to present a one-night-only concert, “Home for the Holidays,” on Dec. 2, 2025. Produced in partnership with WHYY, Opera Philadelphia will present an evening showcasing Philly’s arts community at its most festive, to be recorded for a special holiday broadcast on Dec. 23 at 8:00 p.m. “Home for the Holidays” will air simultaneously on WHYY-TV12, on WHYY {…}