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Cape Town Opera Receives Multiple Cape Town Theatre Awards
Cape Town Opera took home multiple awards at the 61st Cape Town Theatre Awards. The Company’s production of “Bluebeard’s Castle” directed by Victoria Stevens stood out in the opera category. William Berger’s performance as Bluebeard won Best Performance in an Opera – male and Siphamandla Moyake as Judith won the same award in the female category. Productions
Harlem Collective Opera Launches ‘The Black Composer Project’
The Harlem Collective Opera has announced its newest initiative, “The Black Composer Project.” The Project is a multi-season artistic, educational, and recording initiative dedicated to preserving, performing, and promoting the extraordinary works of Black classical composers. While composers like Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, H. Leslie Adams, George Walke
Shreveport Opera Unveils 2026-27 Season Featuring Madelin Morales, Sophia Grace Donelan & Gwenyth Sell
Louisiana’s Shreveport Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Opening the Company’s 78th season is the “Music of the Night” event which introduces the new Resident Artists of Shreveport Opera Express: soprano Sophia Grace Donelan, mezzo-soprano Madelin Morales, tenor David Mejía, and bass-baritone Benjamin Somervell. Returning member and pianist Robert Cruz
Thomas Hampson to Headline Andermatt Music’s 2026-27 Season
(Photo credit: Jimmy Donelan) Switzerland’s Andermatt Music has announced its 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the opera events. Members of the Swiss Youth Choir with soloists from the Swiss Orchestra and pop musician Marc Sway perform in “The Bash.” Performance Date: Oct. 23, 2026 Thomas Hampson and the Swiss Orchestra perform Mahler’s “Des Knaben Wunderhor
Des Moines Metro Opera Announces 2027 Festival Season Featuring Edward Nelson, Brandon Jovanovich & Brenda Rae
Des Moines Metro Opera’s 2027 Festival Season has been announced. First up is a new production of Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffman” starring Oreste Cosimo in the title role. Lydia Katarina and Barnaby Rea are among the cast. Lisa Hasson is the chorus director. Chas Rader-Shieber is the stage director and David Neely conducts. Performance Dates: July 2, 4, 9
Cincinnati Opera Kicks Off the Black Opera Project with World Premiere of Kevin Day & Tifara Brown’s ‘Lalovavi’
Cincinnati Opera is set to present the world premiere of Kevin Day and Tifara Brown’s “Lalovavi,” an Afrofuturist adventure that opens the company’s three-opera Black Opera Project. “Lalovavi” (lah-low-VAH-vee) takes audiences 400 years into the future to a post-apocalyptic city built on the remains of what was once Atlanta. There, a daughter of a tyrannical
Imperial Council of San Francisco & Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco Present ‘DRAGcital: A Classical Soiree With Nikita & Dusty’
(Photo credit: Ben Fink) The Imperial Council of San Francisco and Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco are set to present “DRAGcital Royale!” on July 10. This performance features countertenor Dusty Pörn and pianist Nikita Vega. Together they will present works by Samuel Barber, Teresa Carreño, Handel, Marcus Norris, Puccini, Granados, Morricone, Chopin, Be
Q&A: Sascha Goetzel on Creating Opera by the Fjord
(Photo credit: Ozge Balkan) During the week-long program Opera by the Fjord in Bergen, Norway, co-creator and conductor Sascha Goetzel spoke with OperaWire about this unique young artist program. Not only does Opera by the Fjord take young opera singers, it brings together budding orchestra musicians, conductors, and répétiteurs. This year, the program featu
Paris Opera Announces Extension to Renovation of Palais Garnier Due to Lead Contamination
(© Patrick Tourneboeuf) The Paris Opera has announced a three-year extension to the renovation of the historic Palais Garnier due to the discovery of lead contamination in its structure. The project aims to modernize the stage rigging (below and above the stage) in terms of both the stage equipment and the building itself. Paris Opera’s General Director Alex