2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (223+ words) Sarasota Opera is set to open its 68th season with Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” The opera will run between Oct. 30 and Nov. 14 and will showcase a production that marks the first-ever mainstage collaboration between Sarasota Opera, Sarasota Youth Opera, and Sarasota…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (271+ words) Opera Italiana Is in the Air will return to Central Park’s Naumburg Bandshell on Sept. 21, 2026, for its ninth annual concert, “Harmonies of Peace,” presented on the International Day of Peace. Founder and Music Director Alvise Casellati, Artistic Director of Teatro…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (122+ words) Odyssey Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Release Date: Oct. 10, 2026 The company will then release the premiere recording of the three-act opera “Frederick Douglass (1991) by Ulysses Kay” on BMOP/sound. The recording includes Kenneth Kellogg as Frederick Douglass, Melody Moore as…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (256+ words) Patrick Lange has been named Opera North’s next Music Director in summer 2028, succeeding Garry Walker. Over the years Lange has conducted at many leading opera houses worldwide, including the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and the…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (126+ words) Opera San José is set to present “Fiddler on the Roof.” Set in a vibrant Jewish village in early 20th-century Russia, the musical follows Tevye, a humble dairyman struggling to preserve his family’s traditions as his five daughters challenge convention…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (368+ words) Events.com, the infrastructure behind live events and experiences, has announced the completed acquisition of Operabase, the performing arts’ definitive platform for discovery, casting and professional data, operated by Copenhagen-based Arts Consolidated ApS. Events.com noted that it is committed…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (160+ words) On Sept. 5, 2026, Mexican tenor, vocal instructor, and choral director Joaquín Ledesma Marquina died at the age of 55. According to reports the tenor died of a heart attack, while performing on stage at the Centro de las Artes de Querétaro. Civil…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (255+ words) Greek composer Panayotis Karousos has announced premiere performances of two works from his operatic tetralogy “The Dawn of Civilization” in Athens this fall and winter. “Prometheus Bound” is set to premiere on Oct. 19 at the Kallithea Municipal Theatre, while “The…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (205+ words) The Israeli Opera has announced its new management team. The company appointed Tali Barash Gotlieb as its new General Director, succeeding Zach Granit while it promoted Shirit Lee Weiss, its Casting Director, to the role of Artistic Director. Finally, the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (267+ words) The Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre is set to celebrate its 20th season on Sept. 23, 2026. The Free Concert Series will open in September and run through May, connecting audiences to artists from a range of…...