Theater for the New City opens the 2026 season with two operas by Leonard Lehrman. “Sima” stars Kira Neary, Bennett Pologe, Perri Sussman, Samantha Long, and Hannah Grace Hollingsworth. Choristers ...

In remembrance of the victims of the recent shooting at Bondi Beach, the Sydney Opera House has illuminated the largest sail of its landmark building with the image of a menorah. The projection ...

On Dec. 10, composer Jacob Mühlrad’s new piece was given its world premiere at the Nobel Prize banquet. Along with the premiere of Mühlrad’s marimba solo,”Superposition,” his other works for tenor, ...

The English Touring Opera has announced the 2026 spring season. Phil Wilcox, Lauren Young, George Robarts, Kelli-Ann Masterson, Matthew Siveter, Robin Bailey, Samuel Pantcheff, and Natasha Agarwal ...

Artistic Director Yuval Sharon is exiting the Detroit Opera. According to reports, both parties have mutually agreed to end his contract as Artistic Director at the end of the 2025-6 season, rather ...

Canada’s National Arts Centre’s Board of Trustees has announced that Annabelle Cloutier is its new President and Chief Executive Officer. She is the first Francophone woman in the history of the ...

At the event Gordon will read from his memoir, “Seeing Through: a Chronicle of Sex, Drugs, and Opera.” In his book, Gordon shares his journeys through youth, addictions, abuse, and the devastation of ...

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Salome.” The company said that Lidia Fridman will replace Elena Stikhina in the title role. Fridman took to social media and ...

The 61th International Competition of Verdiane Voices in the City of Busseto was held on Sunday Dec. 14 with the final concert at Teatro Verdi in Busseto. The evening saw no first prize winner but two ...

The National Youth Opera Academy (NYOA), in collaboration with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera, has announced a new intensive summer training program for high school vocalists. The academy is ...

Nevill Holt Festival has announced that Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” will be its opera production for 2026. The work, presented in partnership with Opera North, will get four performances on May 29 and ...

German Baritone Thomas Johannes Mayer has died at the age of 56. The Bayreuth Festival announced news noting, “The Bayreuth Festival mourns the loss of Thomas J. Mayer, a baritone whose voice filled ...