(Credit: Cory Weaver) Operagoers dressed to the nines for the opening night of LA Opera’s 2026-2027 season. Though the opera company’s website insists that there is no wrong way to dress, excluding “meat dresses and swim trunks,” attendees erred strongly toward opulence on Saturday night. Even Jennifer Lopez got in on the action, wearing a sheer Dolce and Gabbana coat {…}
LA Opera has added a seventh performance of Bizet’s “Carmen” on Oct. 27, following high demand for the production’s original run. Per an official press release, “Carmen” has become the company’s most in demand production of the season. The added date joins the previously scheduled performances of Oct. 17 and Nov. 1. The famed opera stars Rihab Chaieb in the {…}
(Photo Credit: Matthew Placek) The Frick Collection announces its 2026-27 concert season. This article only includes opera performances. Lily Hammond, Linnea Sablosky, Tim Eriksen, and John Taylor Ward with the early music ensemble Ruckus present “American Harmony.” Performance Date: Oct. 25, 2026 Anthony Roth Costanzo presents a program tied to his latest project, “Countertenor.” Dan Schlosberg directs. Performance Date: Nov. {…}
Art Song Chicago has unveiled its 16th season. The 2026 Collaborative Works Festival: “Songs of the Earth” opens with “The Secret Garden,” featuring works by Schubert, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Margaret Bonds, and Harry Burleigh. Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2026 The festival concludes with “Gods of the Earth,” featuring the Midwest premiere of Vivian Fung’s “Lamenting Earth” for tenor, piano, and string quartet, {…}
(Photo: @Vivien Gaumand) “Carmen” is one of the most perfect operas in the repertoire. It features an inspired setting, a marvelous orchestration, spirited vocal parts, and most of all, intense drama. It was highly admired by no less than Gustav Mahler, who championed the work while Director of the Vienna Court Opera. It’s thought of as an indestructible work, a {…}
The Glyndebourne Festival has announced its 2027 season. New Productions Mozart’s “Idomeneo” will be directed by Stephen Langridge and conducted by Robin Ticciati. The cast includes Ian Koziara as Idomeneo, Deepa Johnny as Idamante, Katharina Konradi as Ilia, and Golda Schultz as Elettra. Performance Dates: May 20-July 14, 2027 Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” will be directed by Max Webster and conducted {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. The season opens with Kevin Puts’ “Silent Night” starring Kameron Lopreore, Sylvia D’Eramo, Luke Sutliff, and Aleksey Bogdanov. Iván López Reynoso conducts the production by Tomer Zvulun. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-15, 2026 The company will present Peter Rothstein’s “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” as part of the Discoveries Series. Matt Torney {…}
Mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb is set to her LIFE Victoria debut in a recital on Feb. 6, 2026, at the Sant Pau Recinte Modernista. The program, titled “Combat Between East and West,” centers on contrasting musical perspectives drawn from Western composers influenced by Eastern traditions and traditional Arabic songs. The music featured includes works by Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, Georges Bizet, Louise {…}
Carnegie Hall has announced its 2026-27 season featuring a star studded lineup. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Jonas Kaufmann opens the season with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko in an all-Italian program that includes works by Verdi, Respighi, Cilea, Giordano, and Leoncavallo. Performance Date: Oct. 8, 2026 The Sphinx Virtuosi is joined by J’Nai Bridges for {…}
LA Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the MainStage and LA Opera Off productions. Mainstage Rihab Chaieb, Joshua Guerrero, Kathleen O’Mara, and Liam James Karai lead a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen“ by Thaddeus Strassberger. Domingo Hindoyan conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 17-Nov. 7, 2026 Lina González-Granados conducts Bernstein’s “Candide“ with Duke Kim, Deanna Breiwick, and Patti LuPone. Francesca Zambello {…}
The Atlanta Opera is set to perform Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The production by Stephen Lawless will be conducted by Christoper Allen Brandon Cedel leads the cast as Figaro while Sydney Mancasola will sing the role of Susanna. They will be joined by Luke Sutliff as Count Almaviva, Iulia Maria Dan as the Countess, Rihab Chaieb as Cherubino and {…}