What opera looks like today could have been much different had the fight between the Italian “opera buffa,” or the more everyday humorous type, and the Francophile “tragédie lyrique,” or the more ...

The Arena di Verona has announced that it has broken records following the 2024 season. The company said that the 101 Arena di Verona Opera Festival closed after three months with 50 performances and ...

The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Puccini’s “Tosca” for 13 performances. The production, which runs between Sept. 25 and Jan. 23, will feature three casts. The opening cast in September–October ...

The 12th Austrian Music Theater Prize announced the 2024 winners. The ceremony which took place at the Wiener Volksoper on Sept. 1, 2024, saw Erica Eloff win the Best Female Award for her turn as Eva ...

The Dallas Opera has announced its fall 2024 lineup of free events. In addition to its free community events, The Dallas Opera is offering livestreams of mainstage performances as well as sessions of ...

Elif Nur Karlidağ and Sam Redway’s new opera “The Game” is set to make its world premiere at the Tête à Tête Opera Festival. “The Game” is a short interdisciplinary stage work that blends opera, ...

Opera Zuid’s 2024-2025 season is set to begin with Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle.” The one-act opera will showcase baritone Thomas Oliemans making his role debut as Bluebeard and mezzo-soprano ...

Music in the Mountains has named Vadim Gluzman as its new Artistic Director. The Durango, Colorado-based festival revealed that Gluzman, a celebrated Ukrainian-Israeli violinist, will kick off his ...

Alter Ego Chamber Opera will present “Of Fiercer Origins: An Operatic Double Bill” as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. The double bill which includes “A Pregnant Pause” and two world ...

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to hear one of the great tenors of his generation alongside some of the greatest ...

Göteborg Opera won the award for Sustainability at the International Opera Awards 2022 Gala at Teatro Real in Madrid. Artistic Director for Opera/Drama, Henning Ruhe, makes his role a leading example ...

The Darbar Festival has announced its 2024 season. The festival, which will take place between Oct. 24 to 27, is the world’s largest festival of Indian classical music outside India. The festival ...