New Opera Considers Refugee Children’s Plight
Composer Layale Chaker and librettist Lisa Schlesinger will see the world premiere of their opera Ruinous Gods May 24-June 1 at Spoleto USA. With stage direction by Omar Abi Azar […]
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US Premiere For Saariaho’s ‘Innocence’
Innocence, an opera by the late Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, will receive its U.S. premiere June 1-21 at the San Francisco Opera. The story, told in eight languages through Sofi […]
New Production of Unfinished Mussorgsky
Mussorgsky wrote both the music and the libretto for his opera Chowanschtschina (Kovanshchina) but died before he could complete it. The Staatsoper Berlin’s new production June 2-24 will use the […]
Concert-Version ‘Salomé’ In Houston
Richard Strauss’ Salomé is an unusual choice to present as an opera-in-concert, but the Houston Symphony Orchestra is taking on that challenge to end their season on June 7-9. With […]
New York: Excerpts from Reid’s New Climate Opera
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid on June 13 at National Sawdust for an evening of excerpts from her provocative new opera, The Shell Trial, fresh on the heels of […]
Glass’ ‘Galileo’ At OTSL
With music by Philip Glass and a libretto by Mary Zimmerman, Galileo Galilei celebrates the power of intellectual curiosity. Opera Theatre of St. Louis will offer the work June 15-29 […]
‘Nixon in China’ Revivified In Berlin
Directing team Hauen und Stechen have created a new production of John Adams’ Nixon in China for Deutsche Oper Berlin. With performances June 22-July 12, the production will be directed […]
Victorian London Comes to Glimmerglass
Created by composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell, Elizabeth Cree is a highly suspenseful and theatrical opera taking place in 1880s London. The new production at Glimmerglass is directed […]
‘Fairy Queen’ Opens Toronto Summer Music
A new production of Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen opens the 2024 Toronto Summer Music on July 11. William Christie and Paul Agnew share the job of music director while […]
A Comic Orpheus in Rural NH
Billed as “a comedic romp through Hades,” Opera North’s July 11-14 production of Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld will be sung in French but include English dialogue. The work is […]
‘Righteous’ Follows Preacher’s Path to Politics
The world premiere of The Righteous will take place July 13-Aug. 13 at Santa Fe Opera. The opera, composed by Gregory Spears with a libretto by Tracy K. Smith, follows […]
New Opera Tells Of Sargent’s Muse
On July 13-18, Des Moines Metro Opera presents the world premiere of American Apollo, by Damien Geter and Lila Palmer. The main character is Thomas Eugene McKeller, a Black hotel […]
A New Take on Purcell’s ‘Fairy Queen’
Renowned for his fusion of classical influence and contemporary innovation, French-Algerian director and choreographer Mourad Merzouki has staged a new production of Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, with William Christie’s Les […]
Figgis-Vizuenta Writes New Opera for Saratoga
Opera Saratoga will present the world premiere of a new opera by Inti Figgis-Vizuenta on June 30-July 5. The opera, not yet named, will be developed during a summer residency […]
Conlon and Chicago Symphony Offer ‘Idomeneo’
Mozart’s thrilling Idomeneo will get a lavish concert treatment on Aug. 9 at Ravinia as the Chicago Symphony joins forces with conductor James Conlon. Matthew Polenzani takes the title role, […]
Aucoin Conducts ‘Figaro’ at Aspen
The Aspen Opera Theatre and VocalARTS program presents a fully-staged performance of Mozart’s comic masterpiece Le nozze di Figaro, directed by Sara Erde and conducted by Matthew Aucoin, an award-winning […]
Audiences Invited to Watch Opera Creation
To inaugurate the Project Pipeline initiative at Glimmerglass, the opera-in-progress The House on Mango Street will have its first public performance on Aug. 12. The Pipeline’s purpose is to help […]
Radvanovsky Heads ‘Vanessa’ in NSO Concert Version
The National Symphony continues the initiative begun in the 2023–2024 season of producing an opera in concert led by Gianandrea Noseda. The Jan. 30-Feb. 1 offering is Samuel Barber’s Vanessa, with a […]
