The choice of the young Spanish mezzo Patricia Illera for the roles of María and her shadow in Ástor Piazzolla and Horracio Ferrer’s opera “María de Buenos Aires” was a wise one. After studying ...

Almost half a century ago, Leonard Lehrman wrote "Sima," an opera about a Jewish girl orphaned by a pogrom in 1905 in Ukraine. For decades, the composer attempted to bring the opera to the stage only ...

OperaWire spoke with to both artists about "Nabucco," the process of recording "Simon Boccanegra," and why recordings are ...

It takes a village to raise a child” is a proverb that has served conductor Gregory D. McDaniel well. Thanks to musical educators and mentors, he knew he wanted to pursue a c ...

OperaWire caught up with Alagna at the Royal Ballet and Opera House, Covent Garden, where he is performing the role of Calaf ...

In 2022, Francesco Lodola founded Ben Artists, a management and public relations agency for artists that support artists.

OperaWire spoke to Molinari in anticipation of her debut about performing in the United States and singing Mozart's opera.

Bampton Classical Opera has announced that its 2026 summer production will be Grétry’s “Zemira e Azor” (“Beauty and the Beast”). Performances will take place at Cokethorpe School in Witney, ...

Following his appointment OperaWire had a chance to speak with Powers about where he sees the future of Pittsburgh Opera and ...

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is remembering legendary designer Valentino Garavani, who died on Jan. 19 at the age of 93. The company released a statement via social media and said, “With great ...

Barcelona’s venerable Teatro Liceu hasn’t experienced this level of anticipation in a decade. It may be surprising that Wagner would stimulate such activity in a Mediterranean city, but the city of ...

Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Last Savage” stars sopranos Sharleen Joynt, Anay Matanovič, and Michelle Trainor, tenor Omar Najmi, and bass-baritone Phillip Lopez. Gil Rose conducts the Boston Modern ...