Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” has become a staple of the Christmas holiday ever since it premiered on TV in 1951. While it was the first opera specifically composed for ...

On Friday Dec. 19, 2025, the name of President Donald J. trump has been added to the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. The new signage was installed just a day ...

German Baritone Thomas Johannes Mayer has died at the age of 56. The Bayreuth Festival announced news noting, “The Bayreuth Festival mourns the loss of Thomas J. Mayer, a baritone whose voice filled ...

Zach Altman has announced Altman Artists, a new artist management agency. The news was announced via social media with Altman stating, “I am overjoyed to find myself representing some of my favorite ...

The Staatsoper Berlin has announced a cast change for its production of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” The company said that Sandra Laagus will sing the role of Giuletta. In a statement the soprano took to ...

Festival Napa Valley has announced its 2026 summer season, which runs from July 4–19, 2026. The season opens with Festival Live! Concerts, a series of daily performances showcasing Festival artists in ...

“Strangers in the Nacht” will return to Crooners Supper Club on Jan. 12, 2026, following a successful debut in October 2025. The event blends cabaret and German art song, honoring the likes of Frank ...

The world premiere of “Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote” is scheduled for January 2026 in both the United States and Mexico. The new bilingual chamber opera by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Anthony ...

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “La Bohème.” The company announced that Galeano Salas and Long Long will take over the last two performances on Dec. 23 and ...

Dan Point has been appointed President of Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians. Point previously served as Vice President of Recording and, before that, as Chief of Staff. In those roles, ...

Canada’s National Arts Centre’s Board of Trustees has announced that Annabelle Cloutier is its new President and Chief Executive Officer. She is the first Francophone woman in the history of the ...

At the event Gordon will read from his memoir, “Seeing Through: a Chronicle of Sex, Drugs, and Opera.” In his book, Gordon shares his journeys through youth, addictions, abuse, and the devastation of ...