The Dallas Opera (TDO) is set to broadcast past performances on WRR 101.1 FM, one of the country’s oldest radio stations. From Sept. 14 to Oct. 5, 2026, TDO will partner with the classical music radio station’s Concert Hall program to broadcast its four 2025-2026 season mainstage productions. The first broadcast will be Bizet’s “Carmen,” conducted by Emmanuel Villaume and {…}
Madison Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Keely Futterer leads Bellini’s “Norma” with Katherine Beck, Joshua Stewart, and Wm. Clay Thompson. John DeMain conducts the production by Fenlon Lamb. Performance Dates: Oct. 30 & Nov. 1, 2026 Flora Hawk, Alexandra Burch, Madison Barrett, David Blalock, Ryan Nash, and Matt Boehler star in “Postcard from Morocco” with Kyle Naig conducting and Kristine {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Mainstage The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen.” The company will present the United States premiere of a new production that recreates the original Opéra-Comique production with sets and costumes faithfully designed as they were in 1875. The production will be directed by Romain Gilbert. Marina Viotti sings the title role in her company {…}
The 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Grand Finals Concert (Previously National Council Auditions) saw mezzo-sopranos dominate. Typically, it’s all about sopranos and tenors, but to see and hear two extraordinary musicians in the lower female register blow the audience away was thrilling. It showed that low notes can be just as exciting as ones that soar to the {…}
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music has announced the world premiere of a new documentary film “Down to Twelve: The 2020 Lotte Lenya Competition Finalists.” Audiences can check out the film starting on Saturday, May 2 starting at 11 a.m. EDT at the company’s official website. The film, which lasts 75-minutes, follows the 12 finalists during the two-day semifinals in {…}
