Brenden Gunnell is standing at the threshold of one of opera’s greatest challenges: Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.” After ...

Boston Lyric Opera has announced the 16th annual roster of its Jane & Steven Akin Emerging Artists Initiative. The 2025-26 cohort includes returning artists Alexandra Dietrich, a stage director from ...

Riccardo Frizza, the Musical Director and Artistic Director of the Bergamo Donizetti Opera Festival and Honorary Conductor of ...

The Teatro Comunale di Ferrara has partnered with COM2, a training organization accredited by the Emilia Romagna region, to launch “Cantante 5.0,” a free training program leading to the Regional ...

To speak of Austria as the land of music could be dismissed as a media cliché, a postcard trope engineered for cultural tourism. Yet, experiencing the Styriarte Festival shatters this skepticism ...

OPERA America has announced the recipients of its 2026 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards. The 2026 honorees for U.S. companies are Thérèse Esperdy of Heartbeat Opera, Robyn Marie Lamp of ...

Anthony Clark Evans is saying goodbye to the opera stage. According to Promothean Artists, Evans’ performances as Marcello in Franco Zeffirelli’s production of “La Bohème” at the Metropolitan Opera ...

The LIFE Victoria Cicle de Lied Victoria de los Ángeles has announced its 2026-27 season, titled “L’exili” (Exile), dedicated to the memory of soprano Felicity Lott and commemorating the 150th ...

The Teatro Goldoni di Livorno has announced its 2026-27 season. Anna Caterina Antonacci, Penelope Kendros, Erica Zulikha Benato, Margherita Sala, Anita Montserrat, Valentina Coletti, and Enea Scala ...

The Aspen Music Festival has announced cast changes for its July 15 and July 19 performances. The company said that Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will fill in for Joyce DiDonato, who is unable to ...

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On July 10, Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre’s Artistic Director Jamie J. Offenbach passed away after a private battle with cancer. The Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre’s Board President shared a statement saying, “We have ...