My First Opera: Monét X Change
In the latest issue of Opera America Magazine, bass-baritone and drag superstar Monét X Change writes about her burgeoning operatic...
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- Sep 8
New Recording Featuring Soprano Rachel Blaustein
Check out soprano Rachel Blaustein as Autonoe on the commercial recording of John Corigliano and Mark Adamo's The Lord of Cries, released...
- Aug 25
Lili Elbe: a World Premiere for Two Groundbreaking UIA Artists
Renowned composer Tobias Picker's latest opera centers around the Danish painter Lili Elbe, who was one of the first persons to undergo...
- Aug 17
Grimsley, Mayes shine in Staufenbiel's "Das Rheingold" at Seattle Opera
August 14, 2023 | The Seattle Times Seattle Opera mines a novel, futuristic ‘Rheingold’ "A main draw of this “Rheingold” is the return of...
- Aug 16
Soprano Kathryn Lewek: How I made my name as Mozart’s Queen of the Night
August 10, 2023 | BBC Music Magazine The coloratura soprano describes her journey to become the most world’s most prolific Queen of the...
- Aug 10
Mayes impresses in Stuttgart's "Saint François d’Assise"
"Mayes now walks around the whole scene, praising nature, covering hundreds of meters and smiling. He kind of blesses the audience partly...
- Aug 10
In Review: Henly in Opera Maine's "La Cenerentola"
"The chief sources of hilarity were the wicked trio of Angelina’s relatives—Patrick Carfizzi as the overconfident stepfather, Don...
- Aug 3
Euphoria star breaks down sex scene with Grey's Anatomy's Eric Dane
DigitalSpy | Jan 21, 2022 Euphoria season 2's Christin Byrdsong has celebrated filming a sex scene with Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane....
- Aug 3
Gartland "totally embodies" Judith in DMMO's "miraculous" Bluebeard's Castle
"Miraculous. That pretty much encapsulates my reaction to the staggering accomplishment of Des Moines Metro Opera’s festival production...
- Jul 21
Julian Close "outstanding" as Hagen in Longborough Festival Opera's "Götterdämmerung"
"Julian Close is an outstanding Hagen, whose bass is so rich, firm and powerful that it becomes easy to forget just how much flexibility...
- Jun 28
Rave reviews for Lewek in celebration of her 50th performance of the Queen of the Night at the Met
Kathryn Lewek marked her 50th performance of Die Königin der Nacht in Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte" with The Metropolitan Opera with rave...
- Jun 8
Melissa Zgouridi brings "sublime, sparkling bronze singing" to Erda and Floßhilde in Versailles
“Finally, one can't help but understand Wotan […] yielding to the sublime, sparkling bronze singing of Melissa Zgouridi's Erda, an...
- Jun 8
A New Film Shines a Light on Women Conductors
June 3, 2023 | The New York Times Cheers to Zoe Zeniodi who appears in the documentary film, La Maestra, which premieres at the Tribeca...
- Jun 7
Megan Marino releases album "It's You I Like" with pianist John Arida on Lexicon Classics
Get the Album: It's You I Like When John and I met as young artists in Virginia Opera’s education and outreach troupe back in January...
- May 30
Eastman Opera Theatre names Timothy Long new artistic director
May 30, 2023 | Rochester City News While Eastman Opera Theatre’s 2023-24 season will mark the end of an era, it will also be a...
- May 22
Opera News review of Barron and Mayes in Dallas "Das Rheingold"
May 2023 | Opera News "bass-baritone Joseph Barron was solid and penetrating as Donner. . . The role of Alberich was enlivened by the...
- May 22
In Review: Askren lends "spirit and elegance" to "La scala di seta" at the Paris Academie
"Under the spirited direction of Elizabeth Askren, the resident musicians at the Académie de l'Opéra de Paris and those of the...
- May 5
Review: Lucas in "The World's Wife" at the Barbican
May 5, 2023 | Musical America "Lucas is in her element, too. Green's revised vocal writing draws on both her dark, resonant lower range...
- May 4
Opera News: "Another Look" by Kenneth Overton
A singer explores the use of ethnic makeup in opera and how challenging its use has supported race-conscious casting in the industry. TO...
- May 1
Kathryn Lewek featured in Opera Charm magazine
Kathryn Lewek is one of the greatest Queens of the Night of our times but shines just as bright in roles rush as Lucia di Lammermoor, and...
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