Teatro Pergolesi di Jesi Announces 2026 Season Led by Cavalletti
Teatro Pergolesi di Jesi's 59th season spans Puccini's Il Trittico, Don Pasquale, Nabucco and a world premiere by Marco Malvaldi and Salvatore Passantino, running October to Decem…
Topic: Opera
Opera Philadelphia Brings Gershwins' 'Let 'Em Eat Cake' to New York
Opera Philadelphia and New York City Center will co-present a new production of the Gershwins' 'Let 'Em Eat Cake,' directed by Zack Winokur, premiering in Philadelphia in January…
Bárbara Lluch's 'Carmen: The Reel Story' Opens Escena Escorial Festival
Bárbara Lluch's femicide-centered 'Carmen: The Reel Story' opened the inaugural Escena Escorial Festival, conducted by Alondra de la Parra with the ORCAM orchestra.
Metropolitan Opera Launches $1.5 Billion 'Make the Met Forever' Campaign
The Met's $1.5 billion campaign is the largest ever by a nonprofit performing arts company, with $407 million already committed toward a rebuilt endowment.
Met Opera to Give Away 70,000 Free Tickets to New Yorkers
The Metropolitan Opera and Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office will distribute 70,000 free tickets to New Yorkers via a monthly lottery running from September through June.
Queer Opera Company Out Loud! to Launch with 'Hansel and Gretel'
Out Loud!, a new queer opera company, opens with Humperdinck's 'Hansel and Gretel' at The Cockpit, London, on Oct. 17 and 18, 2026.
Eugenio Zanetti Dies at 79 During Teatro Colón Rehearsals
Eugenio Zanetti, Oscar-winning Argentine director and designer, died at 79 during rehearsals for "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" at Buenos Aires' Teatro Colón. No cause has been disclosed.
Paris Opera Academy Unveils 2026-27 Season of Nine Programs
The Paris Opera's Academy opens its 2026-27 season Sept. 24 with Haydn, Mozart and Gluck, and stages Victoria Sitjà's "Ce qui brûle en silence" in spring 2027.
At 98, Thea Musgrave Is Still Learning
Thea Musgrave, 98, sees her 1977 opera Mary, Queen of Scots open at San Francisco Opera as her lifelong search for the "dramatic abstract" continues.
Opera Montana Stages First World Premiere: 'A River Runs Through It'
Opera Montana presents its first world premiere, an opera based on 'A River Runs Through It,' bringing one of Montana's most beloved stories back home to the stage.
Jonas Kaufmann to Headline Palm Beach Opera's 2027 Gala
Jonas Kaufmann makes his Palm Beach Opera debut headlining the company's annual gala at The Breakers on Feb. 10, 2027, alongside a Carnegie Hall season opening.
Paris Opera Play Unveils 2026-27 Streaming Slate With Netrebko and a Live Ring Cycle
Anna Netrebko opens the Paris Opera Play 2026-27 slate on Sept. 1, 2026, with a live Ring cycle and a Hèctor Parra world premiere to follow through June 2027.
