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

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.

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 ...

“Singing Afternoon with John Rutter” is open to singers of all ages and abilities for a chance to participate in a large-scale singing afternoon. The repertoire will include music by Rutter and a ...

The Glasshouse (formerly Sage Gateshead) announced that it has received a £2m donation from The Foyle Foundation to support its work with young people. Already reaching over 50,000 young people each ...

The Metropolitan Opera is set to present the annual holiday presentation of Julie Taymor’s English-language adaptation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The opera will be performed 17 times from Dec. 12 ...

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 ...

To mark the hundredth anniversary of the death of Giacomo Puccini, the Wexford Festival Opera commissioned William Niall Morris to create a short work celebrating the composer’s life and music. The ...

SAS Performing Arts Company and Studios, Inc. has announced the winners of its 2024 Vocal Competition. Tenor Luke Norvell took home first place, which was sponsored by Charles and Edith Upton. The ...

We need Beethoven. Especially the 9 th Symphony with Schiller’s Ode to Joy. “Freude, schöner Götterfunken/Tochter aus Elysium,/Wir betreten feuertrunken,Himmlische/, dein HeiligtumFreude menschen ...

The West End Micro Music Festival announces its fourth season titled “REVELATIONS.” Music Director of the Edmonton Opera, Simon Rivard leads both programs. The West End Micro Music Festival takes ...

(Photo: Patricio Cassinoni) The Wexford Festival Opera is well-known for its commitment to exploring neglected and unearthing forgotten works written by both well-known and lesser-known composers.