Fly me to the moon Fly me to the moon

Lisette Oropesa has announced she will sing Norma “in the future.”

on September 13, 2023 at 7:00 AM
“My little Welsh brain just went boom” “My little Welsh brain just went boom”

A Welsh opera singer has said the art must have more LGBTQ+ representation if it is to survive.

on August 29, 2023 at 6:52 PM
The comeback The comeback

David Daniels has just confided that he has this week received two singing engagement offers in Europe.

on August 22, 2023 at 4:41 PM
Wrong side of the tracks Wrong side of the tracks

Renowned musical artist Jonas Kaufmann has returned to his first true love, recording dated kitsch.

on June 21, 2023 at 7:28 PM
ANGELA GHEORGHIU HAS COLLAPSED ANGELA GHEORGHIU HAS COLLAPSED

The charismatic soprano has just canceled tomorrow afternoon’s performance of Tosca at the Met.

on April 07, 2023 at 10:08 PM
O, swear not by the matinee! O, swear not by the matinee!

Helena Dix goes on for the broadcast this afternoon!

on March 25, 2023 at 9:29 AM
O,  swear not by the moon O,  swear not by the moon

“For this evening’s performance of Norma (March 22, 2023), Norma will now be sung by Helena Dix, replacing Sonya Yoncheva.”

on March 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM
If it makes you happy If it makes you happy

Protean Anna Netrebko has booked her first performances of Ponchielli’s La Gioconda .

on March 16, 2023 at 10:28 AM
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-2024 season announcment The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-2024 season announcment

Six contemporary operas, including four Metropolitan premieres, headline the company’s upcoming season, which was announced today at noon.

on February 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Can you prove that it didn’t happen? Can you prove that it didn’t happen?

Coming soon: an opera adaptation of the cult film Plan 9 from Outer Space.

on December 22, 2022 at 3:48 PM
Rachvelishvili recedes! Rachvelishvili recedes!

Mezzo Anita Rachvelishvili has canceled all her remaining Met performances of Aida due to illness.

on December 17, 2022 at 1:56 PM
“She is a fighter” “She is a fighter”

On Thursday, October 20th, 2022, Grace Bumbry suffered an acute ischemic stroke. The renowned American opera star is currently hospitalized and in recovery in Queens, New York.

on October 23, 2022 at 10:50 AM
Divina intervention Divina intervention

Jolie IS Callas!

on October 21, 2022 at 1:57 PM
Don’t mask, don’t tell Don’t mask, don’t tell

The Metropolitan Opera and other classical music venue are dropping their mask requirements for audience members.

on October 17, 2022 at 2:14 PM
Bohemian rhapsody Bohemian rhapsody

Tenor Yusif Eyvazov, who was scheduled to sing Rodolfo in the upcoming four performances of Puccini’s La bohème, is ill and has withdrawn.

on May 11, 2022 at 3:44 PM
Send me an Angel Send me an Angel

Soprano Angel Blue has been named the winner of the 2022 Richard Tucker Award.

on May 06, 2022 at 12:15 PM
Anti-war Anna Anti-war Anna

Anna Netrebko has issued a statement explicitly condemning the war in Ukraine.

on March 30, 2022 at 11:02 AM
Enter the queen Enter the queen

Eleonora Buratto will make her role debut as Elisabeth de Valois in Verdi’s Don Carlo in the 2022–23 season, replacing Anna Netrebko for the first five performances of the run.”

on March 25, 2022 at 12:47 PM
A Philly that is ready for the race A Philly that is ready for the race

As we continue to watch the world of live performance come cautiously back to post-COVID levels, I felt the greatest surge of joy so far when I saw Opera Philadelphia’s announcement of their 2022-23 season—and most especially, the reboot of Festival O.

on March 16, 2022 at 9:43 AM
“He’s not gay, he’s just autistic” “He’s not gay, he’s just autistic”

“Plus, he never laid a glove on those kids.” — Jonas Kaufmann, probably.

on March 04, 2022 at 1:47 PM
The Met and Anna Netrebko part ways The Met and Anna Netrebko part ways

“It is a great artistic loss for the Met and for opera,” said Met General Manager Peter Gelb.

on March 03, 2022 at 11:15 AM
Anna: ‘Au revoir’ Anna: ‘Au revoir’

In a busy flurry of Instagram posts earlier today, Anna Netrebko announced a temporary withdrawal from her performing career.

on March 01, 2022 at 10:57 AM
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2022-2023 season announcement The Metropolitan Opera’s 2022-2023 season announcement

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2022-2023 season will offer seven new productions including the world-premiere staging of The Hours and the company premieres of Champion and Medea.

on February 23, 2022 at 12:00 PM
American gongster American gongster

Tantalizing tenor Michael Fabiano adds a new role to his repertoire barely five weeks from today.

on February 17, 2022 at 12:44 PM