OperaWire met up with English soprano Charlotte Bowden between performances of Monteverdi’s “Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria” ...

The curtain rose on Egyptian tombs. In the center, a rope came down and with it an archeologist. As he reached the bottom to get off the rope, he fell to the ground, the sound of his body crashing ...

Director Markus Trabusch is parting from the Würzburg Mainfranken-Theater. Trabusch announced that he would be leaving at the end of December. He was originally set to end his contract in 2026.

Athlone Artists has added countertenor Corey Hable and soprano Jacqueline Piccolino to its roster. In a statement Miguel Rodriguez, President & Founder of Athlone Artists said, “I first heard Corey ...

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. Happy New Year! For the first week of the year, there are many rarely performed operas on offer and a some world ...

The Royal Ballet and Opera will host a Maria Callas Tour on Jan. 18 & 19, 2025. The showcase will celebrate the Jan. 10 release of “Maria” and features costumes used by actress Angelina Jolie in the ...

The Tiroler Festspiele Erl has announced a cast change for its Jan. 4, 2025 performance of “I Puritani.” The company said, “the second concert performance of Vincenzo Bellini’s opera ‘I Puritani’ will ...

The New York Philharmonic has announced that pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet will join soprano Renée Fleming in a performance on Artist Spotlight. The performance will be held on Feb. 14, 2025, at 7:30 ...

Mezzo-soprano Katia Ledoux is speaking out about being booed at the Volksoper Wien following a performance of “Die Fledermaus.” The mezzo took to social media and said, “Today I was booed on stage for ...

The work by Livermore and Gep Cucco is inspired by the myth of Orpheus and will be shown on Jan. 19, 2025. The film stars Valentino Buzza, Mariam Battistelli, Erwin Schrott, Fanny Ardant, Vincent ...

After having opened the season with his production of “Adriana Lecouvreur,” David McVicar returned to Teatro Real for his new production of “Maria Stuarda,” co-produced with Teatre del Liceu, ...

Yannick Nézet-Séguin is set to conduct the 2026 Wiener Philharmoniker New Year’s concert. The conductor will lead the orchestra in waltzes and polkas on Jan. 1, 2026, marking the first time ...