Renée Fleming, Sondra Radvanovsky, Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, SeokJong Baek, & Ana María Martínez Lead Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025-26 Season

The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2025-26 season. The company will open with the Lyric Opening Concert & Gala. Performance Date: Oct. 10, 2025 The first production of the season will be Cherubini’s “Medea“ starring Sondra Radvanovsky in Sir. David McVicar’s production. She will be joined by Matthew Polenzani, Elena Villalón, Zoie Reams, and Alfred Walker. Enrique Mazzola {…}

Feb 20, 2025

Aspen Music Festival and School Announces ’25 Season: ‘Concerning the Spiritual in Art’

Aspen Music Festival and School has announced its 2025 season of performances, titled “Concerning the Spiritual in Art.’”Drawing inspiration from the Kandinsky novel of the same name, the season is set to feature nearly 200 public events which explore a number of spiritual and personal themes. Here is a breakdown of the classical vocal performances on offer. Renowned soprano Renee {…}

Feb 20, 2025

Renée Fleming & Toni Marie Palmertree Headline Princeton Festival’s 2025 Season

The Princeton Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here is a breakdown of the classical vocal performances on offer. Renée Fleming headlines the program, performing alongside the Princeton Symphony Orchestra under conductor Rossen Milanov. Performance Date: June 6, 2025 ”Tosca” will star Toni Marie Palmertree alongside Luis Ledesma as Scarpia and Victor Starsky as Cavaradossi. The cast is rounded out by {…}

Feb 13, 2025

Petition Created Against Trump’s Takeover of the Kennedy Center

Following President Donald J. Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, a petition has been created to put pressure on the institution’s new board and administration. The petition, which has already acquired over 4,000 signatures as of this writing, notes, “The Kennedy Center belongs to all Americans. President Trump’s unprecedented decision to fire board members over drag performances threatens not just {…}

Feb 12, 2025

Following Trump Takeover, Renée Fleming Resigns From Kennedy Center

Renee Fleming has resigned from her position at the Kennedy Center. The soprano took to social media and said, “It has been a privilege to serve as an Artistic Advisor at Large to the The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. David Rubenstein’s leadership as Chairman is just one of the many ways he has contributed to America’s cultural and {…}

Feb 12, 2025

Joyce DiDonato, Isabel Leonard, Renée Fleming, Juan Diego Flórez, Lise Davidsen Headline Carnegie Hall’s 2025-26 Season

Carnegie Hall has announced its 2025-26 season. “With every season, Carnegie Hall seeks to offer audiences a panoramic view of the world’s leading artists and ensembles with every performance promising to be something truly extraordinary,” said Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall, in an official press release. “Looking to 2025–2026, we’re especially excited about our next festival {…}

Feb 12, 2025

Wolf Trap Opera Announces 2025 Summer Season

Wolf Trap Opera has announced its summer season including three fully-staged productions. The season will also showcase American soprano Tamara Wilson as the 2025 Filene Artist-in-Residence. Wilson will work closely with Wolf Trap Opera’s emerging artists and will lead a public master class with WTO’s Studio Artists on June 11. Opera The company will present Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” {…}

Feb 11, 2025

Janai Brugger, Juan Diego Flórez, Nadine Sierra, Gabriella Reyes, John Holiday Lead LA Opera’s 2025-26 Season

LA Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the program. Opera Gabriella Reyes and Duke Kim star in the company premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story.” James Conlon conducts the production by Francesca Zambello. Performance Dates: Sept. 20-Oct. 8, 2025 Puccini’s “La Bohème” will return Janai Brugger, Oreste Cosimo, Erica Petrocelli, Gihoon Kim, Emmett O’Hanlon, and {…}

Feb 6, 2025

Renée Fleming Headlines 2025 Vancouver USA Arts & Music Festival

(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) The Vancouver USA Arts and Music Festival announces soprano Renée Fleming as a headlining artist for the 2025 Festival. Renée Fleming is joined by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA under the baton of Maestro Gerard Schwarz. The program features songs and arias from Puccini to Rodgers and Hammerstein. This performance is scheduled for Aug. 2 at {…}

Jan 29, 2025

Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara to Perform Together at Grammy Ceremony

Several of opera’s big stars will headline the Grammy Premiere Ceremony on Feb. 2, 2025. Per an official press release from the Recording Academy, Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Kevin Puts, and Kelli O’Hara will be amongst the classical artists performing at the event. All four are nominated for Best Opera Recording for the Metropolitan Opera’s “The Hours” and DiDonato, Fleming, {…}

Jan 25, 2025

Renée Fleming Returns to Palais Garnier for Recital

(Photo by Andrew Eccles) Superstar soprano Renée Fleming returns to the Palais Garnier for a recital on March 9, 2025. The showcase will also feature pianist Howard Watkins as the duo performs works by Kevin Puts, Howard Shore, Björk, Händel, Nico Muhly, Canteloub, Maria Schneider, and Villas-Lobos. Fleming last performed at the Opéra National de Paris in a 2023 production {…}