Traditional opera, with its larger-than-life multiple accoutrements, has been out of the question since last March. Chamber opera, with its relatively short running time and pared-down cast and orchestra, is the perfect alternative for the … » Read

The Michigan Opera Theater (MOT), still riding high from Yuval Sharon’s  successful Ring adaptation last October, Twilight: Gods , staged in the Detroit Opera House parking garage, has plans for more outdoor stagings in the near future … » Read

Its “curtains up, light the lights” in Australia, where live theater is once again packing in audiences. Melbourne houses are currently hosting Come From Away and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , with Moulin Rouge! The Musical due … » Read

When Andreas Mitisek, the Long Beach Opera’s long-time artistic director stepped down in 2020, all concerned knew he would be a hard act to follow. His innovative, experimental productions, often in unconventional locales, had won the … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times says it needs a culture change to become a better place to work, particularly for people of color. The newspaper told its employees in a February 24 report that it will take steps to be more inclusive and … » Read

Having brought live opera to the city’s baseball stadium last fall , the Tulsa Opera will now pivot back to the Performing Arts Center with a concert commemorating the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, May 31-June 1, 1921. … » Read

Caramoor has appointed  Edward J. Lewis III to succeed Jeffrey P. Haydon as president & CEO. Haydon succeeded Welz Kauffman in the top administrative post at Ravinia last September. Lewis, a onetime violist in the Dallas Symphony … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read

Back in October, when Lio Kuokman stepped in for Jaap van Zweden to lead the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s season opener , the event somewhat evoked Leonard Bernstein’s legendary debut with the New York Philharmonic—with a … » Read

The Bach Cantatas website , the most comprehensive in the world, is the work of an Israeli computer scientist named Aryeh Oron. Although he had no formal musical training (until he learned to play the piano at age 65), Oron began his lifelong … » Read