Plácido Domingo has been appointed Artistic Director of the Puccini Academy in Torre del Lago. The training project is promoted by the Puccini Festival Foundation with the aim of building young opera singers on a path of high-level artistic specialization, closely connected to the Puccini repertoire and stage performance. This decision, proposed by President Fabrizio Miracolo and ratified by the {…}
Plácido Domingo has been named the 2025 recipient of the Premio Puccini. The famed artist will receive the prize on Nov. 18 at the Auditorium Caruso del Gran Teatro Giacomo Puccini di Torre del Lago (Viareggio). Domingo made his Puccini Festival debut in 1974, singing Cavaradossi in “Tosca,” and later conducted a production of “Madama Butterfly” in 2004. He also {…}
Dubai Opera announces its 2025-26 season. This article only features opera events. Soloists from the Hungarian State Opera present Pucinni’s “La Bohème.” Performance Dates: Sept. 18 – 20, 2025 Olga Peretyatko and Erwin Schron perform with the Strauss Festival Orchestra Vienna in the “Dubai Opera Ball.” Performance Date: Nov. 7, 2025 To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Dubai Opera presents “Stars {…}
José Carreras and Plácido Domingo are set to collaborate with Putin supporters Hibla Gerzmava and Valery Gergiev in December in Dubai. The news comes with the announcement of the Dubai Opera’s 2025-26 season. Both legendary tenors will perform in a gala titled “Stars of the Century Opera Gala” in which they will take on opera, zarzuela, Broadway, and global songs. They {…}
Plácido Domingo is giving his opinion on the current wars in Ukraine and the Palestine and Gaza war. The singer, who has been quiet regarding the current wars, told La Razon that his opinion didn’t matter. He said, “My opinion is useless and won’t change anything. What counts are the human beings, and above all the children who suffer and {…}
Plácido Domingo has been awarded the 2025 Premio Faraglioni Capri, marking its 30th anniversary. He will be given the award on Sept. 9 at a Gala event at the Teatro del Grand Hotel Quisisana di Capri, the iconic Capri structure. The evening will also include Juliana Grigoryan, Maestro James Vaughan, and Lina Sastri. Il Premio Faraglioni, which is organized by {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, two albums celebrating Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau will be released. There is also a legendary recording from teh Wiener Staatsoper which will be released. Audiences can also check out several recordings featuring unknown composers. Chant in a Wail Navona releases composer and tenor {…}
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” starring Sir Bryn Terfel, Albert Dohmen, Asmik Grigorian, Daniel Behle, Angharad Lyddon, and Trystan Llyr Griffiths. Gianluca Marcianò conducts the semi-staged version. Performance Date: Nov. 2, 2025 Anna Pirozzi stars in Verdi’s “Aida” alongside Antonio Di Matteo, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Arsen Soghomonyan, Erwin Schrott, and Artur Rucinski. Massimo {…}
Director Davide Livermore withdrew from the production of “Again 2024 Turandot” 24 hours before it opened in Seoul. Per The Korea Herald, his reasons for pulling out included creative and contractual disputes with the creative team. Per the report, Livermore did not recognize the direction of the production as his own. He cited that the team continually made changes to {…}
(Photo credit: Khalid Al Busaidi) General Director of the Royal Opera House Muscat, Umberto Fanni, led a media briefing on the company’s upcoming season. During the briefing, Fanni gave insight to the planning of the 2024-25 season, and beyond. He also spoke to the company’s mission and dedication to community and culture. The 2024-25 season titled “Timeless Tales and Fabulous {…}
(Credit: Courtesy of Royal Opera House Muscat) The Royal Opera House Muscat has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season will open with Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” featuring The National Centre for Performing Arts Beijing. The cast will include Elena Stikhina, Piotr Bezcala, Liao Chaoyong, and Agnieszka Rehlis, and will be directed by Hugo de Ana. Giampaolo Bisanti conducts. {…}
