Mimi Johnson is founder and director of Performing Artservices (1972) and Lovely Music (1978). She was married to composer ...

OperaWire spoke to the rising star about the role of the Queen of the Night, her Met debut, and dream roles she would like to ...

Christian Blex has won the 2025 Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award at the Salzburg Festival. The international jury, chaired by Manfred Honeck, selected Blex to take home the 15,000 € prize.

Ensemble for These Times has announced its 2025 East Coast Tour to Brooklyn and Boston. Our main focus in this article will be vocal performances on offer.

The 6th International Opera Workshop Waiblingen 2025 has unveiled its slate and participants. The organization noted that the workshop will take place between Sept. 13-20, 2025 and will feature 12 ...

The former Chicago Opera Theater Music Director, Lidiya Yankovskaya, is leaving the United States. The conductor told WBEZ Chicago that she wanted to raise her children in a free environment where ...

New Music USA has named Vanessa Rose to the position of President & CEO. Rose, who comes to the company from leading the American Composers Forum, takes over for Vanessa Reed, who held the position ...

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Luisa Miller.” The company noted that Nadine Sierra will sing the title role, replacing the originally announced Federica ...

The Staatsoper Berlin has announced a cast change for “Nabucco.” The company said that Lidia Fridman will make her house debut, taking over the role of Abigaille in all performances, replacing ...

Over the last decade, Anna Pirozzi has established herself as the leading Italian dramatic soprano today, treading the most ...

The Puccini Festival has announced a cast change for its production of “Tosca” on August 9, 2025. The company said that due to illness, Jonathan Tetelman won’t be able to sing the role of Mario ...

Opera Memphis has unveiled its 2025-26 season, which celebrates the company’s 70th anniversary. First up is the “30 Days of Opera,” a series of free performances across the city. The event is ...