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The Bayreuth Festival has announced a cast change for its August 14 performance of “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.” The company said that “Georg Zeppenfeld is unable to take on the role of Hans Sachs ...
Opera Parallèle will be developing a new opera at 836M. The opera company will be artists-in-residence with 836M, a nonprofits arts organization with gallery space in San Francisco, and will work on ...
On August 24, 2025, Ravinia, in collaboration with Haymarket Opera Company, will present a performance of Händel’s “Alcina.” ...
Bass-baritone Davóne Tines joins the ensemble-in-residence, Sonnambula, in “A Black Masque.” This program features music by Ferrabosco and Byrd and griot texts from the thirteenth through eighteenth ...
Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter will perform as part of the Chamber Music at The Barns at Wolf Trap this October. The famed mezzo will take on an all-Schubert program alongside pianist Kristian ...
SAS Performing Arts Company has announced the schedule and jury for its 2025 Vocal Competition. The final round is set to take place in New York City from Nov. 21 – 23, 2025 with the jury featuring ...
The opera by Nicolás Lell Benavides and Marella Martin Koch will star Kelly Guerra, who, as of this writing, is in the midst of performing the role with West Edge Opera where the opera premiered on ...
In response to the Metropolitan Opera's General Manager, Peter Gelb's attacks on Anna Netrebko, the soprano's lawyer has submitted a revised supplemental complaint in her lawsuit in a New York federal ...
Congress or not, President Donald Trump is already using his surname to refer to the Kennedy Center. Trump took to Truth Social and called the Kennedy Center, the “TRUMP/KENNEDY CENTER.” He said, ...
The Symphony Orchestra of India has appointed Martyn Brabbins as its Chief Conductor. His tenure will begin on Jan. 1, 2026, and he will conduct the orchestra in four programmes each season at the ...
Glyndebourne is set to present the world premiere of “The Railway Children” this fall. The new opera by composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and librettist Rachael Hewer is based on Edith Nesbit’s novel, ...
Washington National Cathedral has announced its 2025-26 season. First up is a showcase featuring The Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra in Bach’s “Magnificat and Charpentier’s “Te Deum.” Also on ...