David Bizic, Atalla Ayan, Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Celine Byrne & Sean Michael Plumb Lead Irish National Opera’s 2026-27 Season

The Irish National Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. The company will present Absolute scenes from “Carmen,” “The Barber of Seville” and “Così fan tutte.” The evening will feature Laura Aherne, Heather Sammon, Olga Palazhchenko, David Kennedy and William Pearson. Performance Date: June 28 & July 4, 2026 Tarik O’Regan & Colm Tóibín’s “Testament” will be conducted by Elaine Kelly and {…}

Oct 17, 2025

Juliana Grigoryan & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Metropolitan Opera’s HD of ‘La Bohème’

(Credit: Evan Zimmerman / Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s “La Bohème” in Live in HD. The company will showcase the work on Nov. 8 with a cast that includes soprano Juliana Grigoryan as Mimì and tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Rodolfo. They will be joined by soprano Heidi Stober and baritone {…}

Jun 12, 2024

Sean Michael Plumb Joins Askonas Holt for European Management

Sean Michael Plumb has joined Askonas Holt for European management. Plumb will be managed in Europe by Nicholas Moloney and Matt Palmer at Askonas Holt, in collaboration with Étude Arts for general management. Plumb is a winner of a 2022 Career Grant from the Richard Tucker  Music  Foundation and was honored by President Obama as a United States Presidential Scholar in {…}

Mar 16, 2024

Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Nicholas Brownlee, Lisette Oropesa, Pretty Yende & Christopher Maltman Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2024-25 Season

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Tobias Krazter directs a new production of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” with Nicholas Brownlee, Milan Siljanov, Sean Panikkar, Markus Brück, Matthias Klink, Matthew Rose, Timo Riihonen, Ekaterina Gubanova, Mirjam Mesak, and Wiebke Lehmkuhl. Vladimir Jurowski conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 27, 2024-July 31, 2025 Damiano Michieletto directs Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” with {…}

Nov 2, 2023

Richard Tucker Music Foundation 2023 Review: 48th Annual Gala Concert

On October 29, 2023, the Richard Tucker Music Foundation presented their 48th annual gala concert at Carnegie Hall. Over the decades, the foundation has provided support, training, and performance opportunities to some of opera’s most promising stars, many of whom have gone on to share their gifts with audiences around the world. This year’s concert saw a number of departures {…}

Oct 18, 2023

Sean Michael Plumb Joins Richard Tucker Gala

The Richard Tucker Foundation has announced that Sean Michael Plumb will sing at the Richard Tucker Gala. The baritone is currently performing in the Met’s production of “La Bohème” and, this season, he is also set to perform at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Seattle Opera. Plumb will join previously announced artists Ben Bliss, Stephen Costello, {…}

Oct 15, 2023

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: La Bohème

Photo: ©Met Opera press Metropolitan Opera is presenting Puccini’s “La Bohème” with set designs by the masterful Franco Zeffirelli for its 2023-24 season run with a total of 18 performances which began on October 10th, continuing through January 3, 2024. The season opener marked the 1,347th performance at the opera house, and in order to not get lost in the {…}

May 13, 2022

Nicole Car, Anna Pirozzi & Corinne Winters Lead Opéra de Lyon’s 2022-23 Season

The Opéra de Lyon has announced its 2022-23 season featuring opera, concerts, and ballet. here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Daniele Rustioni conducts the new production by David Hermann of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser.” The cast includes Simon O’Neill, Christoph Pohl, Robert Lewis, Pete Thanapat, Elena Guseva, and Irène Roberts. Performance Dates: Oct. 11-30, 2022 Massenet’s “Hérodiade” will be performed in {…}

May 6, 2022

Richard Tucker Foundation Announces Career & Study Grants

The Richard Tucker Foundation has announced the Richard Tucker Career Grant and Sara Tucker Study Grant Recipients. The Richard Tucker Career Grants were awarded to Leah Hawkins, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, and Sean Michael Plumb. All three recipients will receive unrestricted grants of $10,000 each. Meanwhile the Sara Tucker Study Grant was awarded to Katerina Burton, Blake Denson, Stefan Egerstrom, Jonah {…}

Mar 2, 2022

Angel Blue, Sasha Cooke, Isabel Leonard & Nahuel di Pierro Highlight Houston Grand Opera’s 2022-23 Season

The Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2022–23 season featuring operatic productions. Here is a look. Verdi’s “La Traviata” opens the season with Angel Blue and Cecilia Violetta López sharing the title role. They are joined by Bryan Hymel, Ricardo Garcia, Andrei Kymach, and Anthony Clark Evans. Matthew Aucoin conducts the production by Arin Arbus. Performance Dates: Oct. 21-Nov. 8, 2022 Dame Ethel Smyth’s {…}

Feb 12, 2022

Lise Davidsen Headlines Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ Revival

Richard Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos” returns to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time since 2011. The opera, based around an opera within an opera and featuring a unique blend of comedy and drama, will star Soprano Lise Davidsen, following her performances earlier this season as Eva in Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.” Conductor Marek Janowski takes to the podium to {…}

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