Opera Theatre Newsroom

Get a first look at Opera Orlando's dark retelling of Grimm’s The Juniper Tree, a contemporary chamber opera by composers Philip Glass and Robert Moran to a libretto by Arthur Yorinks. Check out the video!

OPERA America has announced a 10-year extension of service to the opera and arts sectors at its National Opera Center in Midtown Manhattan.

Palm Beach Opera welcomes James Barbato as its new General Director. Barbato, an OPERA America Leadership

Soprano Hera Hyesang Park is set to perform in a featured recital at the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris on May 19, alongside Bass Kyungil Ko and Pianist Jeff Cohen. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Encompass Opera presents a unique collection of new works inspired by immigration on June 9th. This engaging performance highlights the diverse stories and experiences of immigrants.

OPERA America has announced the recipients of the 2024 Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors.

Join Asmik Grigorian and Jonathan Tetelman as they star in The Met: Live in HD transmission of MADAMA BUTTERFLY.

On Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 8 pm, composer Elliott Sharp presents the US Premiere in English of Die Grösste Fuge (The Greatest Fugue), A Time Travel Opera at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn. 

Without a doubt the highlight of, and a perfect ending to, the company’s season

Watch an excerpt from DIE WALKÜRE at Atlanta Opera, running through today, May 5 at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in the video here!

What did our critic think of LA BOHÈME at MN Opera?

Watch excerpts from The Met Opera's El Niño, running through May 17th. In these videos, the chorus sings 'For With God No Thing Shall Be Impossible,' from Part I and 'In the Day of the Great Slaughter' from Part II during the final dress rehearsal.

Go behind the scenes of John Adams’s El Niño and watch the cast and creative team bring Lileana Blain-Cruz’s vibrant production to life in the video here!

San Francisco Opera launches BEYOND INNOCENCE initiatives alongside the U.S. premiere of Kaija Saariaho's opera, INNOCENCE.

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular operas ever written. It has a wonderfully lyrical score, familiar arias and a story that remains compelling even after often heard. San Diego Opera’s most recent production played to a full house on opening night, and under the direction of Jose Maria Condemi the well-chosen cast delivered a performance with impressive emotional depth. Corinne Winters’s convincing portrayal of the naïve 15-year-old Cio-Cio-San brought bravas and enthusiastic applause at curtain call. But her portrayal of innocence exploited meant both bravos and boos over extended applause for tenor Adam Smith’s convincing version of her heartless seducer, Lieutenant Pinkerton.

Get the latest updates on Cork Opera House's upcoming premiere of SUMMER REVELS! Led by Cork's West End stars, this new musical theatre summer show is set to be a spectacular event.

Celebrate 100 years of Giacomo Puccini with New York City Opera's free summer performances at Bryant Park.

Discover the exciting new season announced by CHICAGO OPERA THEATER for 2024-25. Get a sneak peek into the upcoming performances and stay updated with the latest in the world of opera.

Those of us who keep an eye on the comings and goings of singers at major opera houses around the world, have known that Friday’s debutant, Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian, was going to be one to watch. And it was. No worries about whether her voice would translate from Europe’s smaller houses to the Met’s enormous hall: Grigorian may have been singing Puccini’s Cio-Cio-San/Madama Butterfly this time around, but she’s a well-schooled Lady Macbeth and Turandot as well, bringing a notably large voice with her. She survived the Met’s notoriously short rehearsal time for revivals (particularly for the second cast of the season). Lastly, she even made it through the final curveball, when tenor Jonathan Tetelman became ill and standby Chad Shelton had to take over as Pinkerton; he did well considering the circumstances, but he was no match for her.

Watch the Official Cinematic Trailer for DIE WALKÜRE at Atlanta Opera, now running. through May 5 at at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, in the video here!

Watch Asmik Grigorian sing an excerpt from Cio-Cio-San’s Act II aria in a stage rehearsal for the Met Opera's Madama Butterfly, running through May 11, in the video here!

Watch tenor Michael Fabiano sing an excerpt from Don José’s Act II aria in a stage rehearsal in the video here!

ChicArt Productions will launch its first 5-Day High-performance Lab for actors and directors: an in-person workshop designed to elevate the skills and careers of emerging actors, performance artists, and directors.

Rialto Theatre will preent a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 19:55.

Utah Opera will conclude the 2023-24 season with Bassinet's Thaïs. Learn how to purchase tickets.