Saviour of English National Opera to step down
Cressida Pollock is stepping down as chief executive of English National Opera (ENO). Pollock has led the company since March 2015, taking it through a … Read more
Festival head steps down after 38 seasons
Gianfranco Mariotti has stepped down as superintendent of Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) after 38 seasons in the job. Mariotti decided to step down after an … Read more
Select your subtitles
Vienna State Opera (VSO) is now presenting shows with subtitles in six languages. The new technology made its debut on 4 September during a performance … Read more
San Francisco Opera plan picnic in the park
San Francisco Opera (SFO) will open its 95th season with a free concert at Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park. The 10 September concert will … Read more
Cesti Competition announces winners
Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo has won the Cesti Competition at Innsbruck Festival of Early Music. The 22-year-old Canadian was awarded €4,000, as well as the €1,000 … Read more
Don Giovanni with a feminine twist
HeadFirst Productions are taking Mozart’s Don Giovanni – a traditionally male-oriented opera about an infamous womaniser – and giving it a feminine twist. The female-led … Read more
Radvanovsky and DiDonato to open Met Opera season
Joyce DiDonato and Sondra Radvanovsky will star in the Metropolitan Opera’s season opener Norma on 25 September. Norma features Radvanovsky as Norma and DiDonato as … Read more
Seungju Bahg wins Queen Sonja International Music Competition
After an intense 10-day contest the winners of this year’s Queen Sonja International Music Competition (QSIMC) have been decided. South Korean tenor Seungju Bahg won … Read more
Finnish National Opera to stage Ring Cycle
Anna Kelo will direct a production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle at Finnish National Opera (FNO). The orchestra will be conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. The new … Read more
The Philadelphia Orchestra pulls out all the stops for organ music
The Philadelphia Orchestra (TPO) has received a huge USD5m (€4.2m) donation from the Wyncote Foundation, with the money to be spent on its organ music programme. … Read more