The National Symphony Orchestra is being affected by the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Performer Béla Fleck announced that he is withdrawing from his Feb. 19, 21, and ...

Stephen Schwartz, the composer of the musical “Wicked,” has canceled his commitment at Washington National Opera following the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The ...

Composer Francisco Coll has announced that he will no longer conduct his opera “Enemigo del pueblo” at the Teatro Real. The composer took to social media and said, “Unfortunately, due to a recent ...

The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced that it has closed its home at Place de Neuve. The company said that its home will be closed for 18 months of renovations, scheduled to last until the end of ...

Plácido Domingo has been appointed Artistic Director of the Puccini Academy in Torre del Lago. The training project is promoted by the Puccini Festival Foundation with the aim of building young opera ...

Druid City Opera has announced the cast for its June 2026 production of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Paul Houghtaling is set to take on the title role, with Indianapolis-based ...

Opera Mundus APS ETS has announced the first edition of the International Opera Singing Competition Opera Mundus – Vox Futuri, scheduled for Feb. 20–21, 2026, in Padua, Italy. The competition will ...

The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts has announced the 2025 National Finalists in opera, art song, and oratorio for the Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Memorial ...

As we wrap up 2025, here is a look back at some of the most-read articles of the year. We will focus mainly on longer-form pieces like reviews and interviews for this article.

Opera has no shortage of drama or tension. But pyrotechnics, explosions, intense fights and aerobatics are chiefly the domain ...

The Tiroler Festspiele Erl has announced a cast change for its performance of “La Sonnambula” on Dec. 28, 2025. The company said that Levy Sekgapane will sing the role of Elvino replacing Francesco ...

Swiss mezzo-soprano Yvonne Naef has passed away at the age of 68 after a short serious illness. Naef studied in Zurich, Basel, and Mannheim and launched her career as a member of opera companies of St ...