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

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

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.

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 ...

Queensland Symphony Orchestra has extended the contract of Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici until the end of 2027. The conductor took over the position of Chief Conductor in January 2023. Among the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Korean National Opera is set to present Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West” this December. Sopranos Rim Se-kyung and Kim Eun-hee share the lead role of Minnie. They are joined by Antonio Yang and ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Il Trovatore” is one of Verdi’s most popular operas and it is said that to do it justice, all you need are the four greatest voices in the world. The opera certainly packs a punch for all four ...