Following his appointment OperaWire had a chance to speak with Powers about where he sees the future of Pittsburgh Opera and ...

Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute announces its 2026 programming initiatives that harness the power of music to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This article only features classical ...

Soprano Page Michels and organist Aletheia Teague perform in The Juilliard School Organ Department at the Great Organ concert. Performance Date: January 20, 2026 Soprano Susanna Phillips performs with ...

Soprano Lisette Oropesa is set to be the featured performer of Palm Beach Opera‘s 2026 Gala. The event is set for on March 2, 2026 at The Breakers Palm Beach and features the famed soprano alongside ...

Baritone Luthando Qave has been awarded the 2026 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium, valued at 250,000 Swedish kronor (approximately $27,000). Qave is set to present his Stipendium Recital on Aug. 7, 2026, at ...

Ryan McKinny is praising the Washington National Opera’s decision to leave the Kennedy Center. In a social media post the bass-baritone said, “I am proud to be a part of an organization that stands up ...

Selections from a new operatic adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s “The Waves” will be presented on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at Open Jar Studios in Midtown Manhattan. The opera, which will be presented at 2 ...

AGMA has released a statement regarding the Washington National Opera’s decision to leave the Kennedy Center. The union said “AGMA is aware that the Washington National Opera Board has voted to sever ...

The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Mason Bates’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” in its live in HD series. The performance, which was recorded live earlier this season, will be ...

The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced various cast changes for its productions. The company said that Geon Kim takes over the role of Rodrigo from Andrè Schuen for performances on Jan. 11, 17, and 31 ...

Thomas Hampson and Pavel Černoch have withdrawn from performances of Samuel Barber’s “Vanessa” presented by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Lyric Opera. As a result, Hampson will be replaced ...

On Dec. 29, 2025, Carmen de Lavallade, the first Creole/African descendant prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera, died at the age of 94, following a short illness at a hospital in Englewood, New ...