Bizet’s pearl fishers come to the surface for the first time in a century
A new staging of Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), which was last performed at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1916, opens on … Read more
Montserrat Caballé hit with huge tax fine
A Spanish court has ordered Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé to pay a €254,000 fine for tax avoidance. Caballé was originally charged back in 2014 for … Read more
Verbal fight at La Scala opening night
A verbal fight broke out between two big names at La Scala’s opening night of Verdi’s Giovanna d’Arco on 7 December. While the show itself … Read more
Renée Fleming stands in Barbican spotlight
Superstar soprano Renée Fleming will perform two UK premieres as part of Barbican’s Artist Spotlight series. On 5 February Fleming will sing Anders Hillborg’s The Strand Settings … Read more
Kasper Holten to leave Royal Opera House
Kasper Holten has announced he is stepping down as director of opera at Royal Opera House (ROH). By the time Holten departs in March 2017 … Read more
Teatro alla Scala strike cancelled
As one of the world’s most famous opera houses Teatro alla Scala is used to high drama. However, recently this has come not from the … Read more
Specialist venue for children’s opera opens in Vienna
Vienna State Opera (WSO) has brought a new venue under its wing: Walfischgasse Theatre. Formally a municipal theatre in its own right, Walfischgasse was recently … Read more
Gotham Chamber Opera closes
Oscar Wilde famously wrote: ‘To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.’ He certainly wouldn’t be impressed by … Read more
Luciana Serra chairs 8th Leyla Gencer Competition
Celebrated Italian soprano Luciana Serra (pictured, above) will preside over the jury for the 8th edition of the Leyla Gencer Voice Competition, taking place this September at … Read more
Plácido Domingo announces Operalia winners
Important prizes and big cheques have been handed out at the final Plácido Domingo’s singing competition Operalia, with first place jointly awarded to Lise Davidsen … Read more