Winner of the Oscar Della Lirica in 2014, despite his young age, Vincenzo Costanzo had already had the opportunity to ...

Born in Russia, mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya is a graduate of the Russian Gnesin Academy of Music in Moscow and a former member of the Youth Opera Program at the Bolshoi Theatre.

The Ring Cycle is a massive undertaking, one that requires an opera company with a built-in infrastructure to do it.

Composer, conductor, and bass-baritone Damien Geter has joined renowned agency Visconti Arts’ roster. Geter is currently Composer-in-Residence at the Richmond Symphony through 2026 and is Interim ...

The Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain has canceled all “La Verbena de la Paloma” performances. The company said, “The functions of ‘La Verbena de la Paloma,’ scheduled for November 6 and 8, are ...

Elysia Dawn has been appointed to the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. Dawn is the Executive Director of United Arts Collier (UAC) and joins a group of 15 members who advise the Secretary of State ...

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. As the holiday season arrives, this week also features several high-profile recordings by superstars including a ...

Irish National Opera recently completed its tour of a pairing of operas by the exciting Irish composer Emma O’Halloran and librettist and playwright, Mark O’Halloran. Both works contain intimate ...

The chamber choir The Crossing is set to present “The Crossing @ Christmas 2024.” The three December performances will showcase David Lang’s “poor hymnal,” one of those rare pieces that seamlessly and ...

Set just off the waterfront in Wexford town centre is The Grain Store, an old, restored warehouse, which last year hosted the festival’s first community opera. It is a project that enables the local ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s first season without erstwhile General Director Anthony Freud began as his last concluded: with Verdi. Lyric opened 2024-25 and John Mangum’s tenure far more successfully than ...

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and tenor Piotr Beczala presented their recital on November 3rd (which is touring worldwide) at the Teatro Real. Before the beginning, there was a one-minute standing of ...