Following her 2009 breakout performance in Carmen , Anita Rachvelishvili’s reputation soared. Riccardo Muti praised the Georgian singer as “the best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet,” and Met General Manager Peter Gelb … » Read

The emergence of Khovanshchina as a “go-to” opera in Europe suggests that Modest Mussorgsky’s 1870s dark and brooding tale of a nation mired in violence and unhappiness is right for the times. When the Staatsoper in Berlin … » Read

The audience’s quiet, studied attentiveness in Carnegie Hall on March 29 was testament not only to the sheer devotion of Mitusko Uchida's followers but to her superior artistry. Now in her third and final year as a Carnegie … » Read

Slowly, but surely, Anna Netrebko is making her way back to the world’s leading opera stages. The latest to welcome the return of the Russian soprano is the Royal Opera House, where she will open Jakub Hruša’s first season as … » Read

Desperate times often call for desperate measures. Opera Philadelphia has seen its post-pandemic fortunes tumble, so last August, Anthony Roth Costanzo, the company’s freshly-minted general director and president, did something rash. He cut … » Read

DETROIT (AP)—Audiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of Così fan tutte to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO. It’s Mozart meets Artificial … » Read

PARIS (AP)—Actor Ralph Fiennes will make his opera directing debut in Paris next season with Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. The Paris Opera said Wednesday the production will run from Jan. 26 to Feb. 27 at the Palais Garnier and will … » Read

LONDON (AP)—Soprano Anna Netrebko will return to London's Royal Opera after a six-year absence to open the 2025-26 season in a new production of Puccini's Tosca that starts Jakub Hruša's tenure as music director. She is to sing four … » Read

Opera Philadelphia’s 2025-26 season, the first curated by General Director and President Anthony Roth Costanzo, is filled with invention and daring, with nary an operatic warhorse in sight. The menu includes world premieres from 11 … » Read

LONDON—It is unfortunate that a ticketing oversight at Wigmore Hall led to my experiencing this recital from the back row, seated behind two substantial patrons who completely obstructed my view of Joyce DiDonato’s moving performance. … » Read