(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) Festival Napa Valley has announced its 2026 summer season, which runs from July 4–19, 2026. The season opens with Festival Live! Concerts, a series of daily performances showcasing Festival artists in rotating programs presented in partnership with the Frost School of Music’s Blackburn Music Academy at CIA at Copia. Performance Dates: July 4–18, 2026 Festival Napa {…}
The Verbier Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the Final Scene from “Götterdämmerung” with Michelle DeYoung. The program also includes Messiaen’s “Turangalîla-Symphoni” with Cécile Lartigau and Lucas Debargue. Performance Date: July 17, 2026 Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” with Johanna Wallroth, Rebecka Wallroth, Anna El-Khashem, Giovanni Sala, {…}
Opera for Peace and the Denyce Graves Foundation, in collaboration with Washington National Opera and its Cafritz Young Artists Program, have announced the inaugural U.S. Opera for Peace Academy in Washington, D.C., from Nov. 10 to 17, 2025. The Academy will bring world-class training and cultural diplomacy to the nation’s capital, with marquee events at the Embassy of France, including {…}
(Photo credits: Artist’s website, Gonz, Astelum, Bakas) WQXR and Carnegie Hall announce the schedule for the 15th anniversary season of Carnegie Hall Live. This article only features classical vocal performances. The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir presents an “All-Arvo Pärt” program. Tõnu Kaljuste directs. Performance Date: October 23, 2025 Soprano Asmik Grigorian, mezzo-soprano Deniz Uzun, tenor Joshua Guerrero, and bass Tareq {…}
(Credit: Olga Rubio Dalmau) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced that Anna Netrebko will replace Renée Fleming on Dec. 8, 2025. The company said that Fleming had to cancel the concert for health reasons and undergo necessary knee surgery. She has therefore canceled her entire European tour. In a statement, Netrebko said, “It is with great joy that I {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced that Nadine Sierra and Ludovic Tézier will headline a concert on Feb. 18, 2026, replacing Renée Fleming, who has canceled her entire European tour due to knee surgery. Fleming was set to perform on Dec. 12, and tickets for that concert will be valid for the exceptional recital on Feb. 18, 2026. Pianist {…}
Oratorio Society of New York has unveiled its 2025-26 season. First up is Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor and John Corigliano’s “Fern Hill” starring Jennifer Zetlan, Samantha Hankey, Alex Richardson, and Joseph Parish. The performance takes place at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Performance Date: Nov. 10, 2025 Then comes the “Messiah” in time for the holidays. The {…}
(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) Schubert Club and House of Hope Foundation have announced a three-day residency with soprano Renée Fleming on Sept. 19-21, 2025. The residency will kick off with a performance of Fleming’s famed “Voices of Nature: the Anthropocene Recital” on Sept. 19, 2025 at Ordway Concert Hall. The concert, which includes music by Händel, Muhly, Canteloube, Maria Schneider, {…}
(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) The Chorus America Conference will head to St. Louis this year. The event will take place from June 5-7, 2025. The Conference will open with “Music and the Mind,” led by Renée Fleming. Additionally, there will be performances by such organizations as The Bach Society of Saint Louis, St. Louis Women’s Chorale, Continuum Vocal Ensemble, The {…}
On June 14, LA Opera is set to present Renée Fleming & Friends, an evening devoted to beloved songs and Broadway showstoppers. Fleming will be joined by three celebrated guest artists, Tituss Burgess, Lindsay Mendez, and Jessie Mueller, making their first appearances with the company. This is a rare opportunity to hear artists from Broadway and opera performing together. Doug {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with “The Cunning Little Vixen,” featuring Peter Mattei, Anaïs Masllorens, David Alegret, Elena Tsallagova, Alejandro López, Milan Perišić, Sara Bañeras, Angela Brower, Mireia Pintó, Laura Brasó, and Mercedes Gancedo. Josep Pons conducts the production by Barrie Kosky. Performance Dates: Sept. 20-30, 2025 Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten” will star Anthony Roth Costanzo, {…}
