Operawire met up with one of its stars, the young Russian soprano Anastasiya Taratorkina, who was performing the role of ...

Naxos released a CD entitled “Tre Liriche,” featuring songs by Ottorino Respighi performed by the Italian contralto ...

The Fondazione Haydn in Bolzano and Trento has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the opera and vocal performances. FRANCISCO SALAZAR, (Publisher) has worked as a journalist for over 10 ...

Conductor Holly Hyun Choehe has been named the recipient of the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award. Awarded annually to a promising American conductor who is 36-years-old or younger, the award carries a ...

Chiara Muti has joined Arabella Arts for General Management. Muti is a theater director who made her opera debut in 2012, directing Hindemith’s “Sancta Susanna,” conducted by Riccardo Muti, at the ...

The Tiroler Festspiel Erl Easter “Parsifal” was not, as some might have thought, Jonas Kaufmann’s “swan song,” either as Artistic Director or as Parsifal. Instead, the new production directed by ...

The American Academy in Rome has named the laureates for its residencies. Among those accepted for musical composition, Lembit Beecher was awarded the Samuel Barber Rome Prize for his “A Book of ...

Conductor Kent Nagano has been appointed as the new Principal Artistic Partner of the Parma-based Filarmonica Toscanini. Nagano will step into the role for the 2025-26 season, with the initial ...

The Tearo Real de Madrid and Gran Teatre Del Liceu have been affected by the power outages in Spain. The Teatro Real announced that due to the widespread power outage, the dress rehearsal for “The ...

Curtis New Music Ensemble’s 2024–25 series concludes with Amy Beth Kirsten’s “Savior” and “Infernal Angel” at the Gould Rehearsal Hall, on May 9 – 10. Kirsten’s “Savior” is a full-length theatrical ...

The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has named Elisabetta Riva as its new Superintendent. Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli appointed Riva following the unanimous proposal expressed by the Board of ...

The Kathleen Ferrier Competition has announced the 2025 recipients. The first prize went to the mezzo Lily Mo Browne and the second to the tenor Philippe Durrant. Browne is a Young Artist of the ...