1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (101+ words) Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra announces its 2026-27 and 25th anniversary season. This article only includes concert with vocal works. Soprano Amelia Milo solos with the New York Choral Society and Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra in “A Very Merry Brooklyn.” Philip Nuzzo conducts. Performance Dates:…...

1+ day, 2+ min ago   (261+ words) FRANCISCO SALAZAR, (Publisher) has worked as a journalist for more than a decade with multiple publications. He is a media producer and a classically trained cellist. With OperaWire he has lectured at Bard College and been featured on Fred Plotkin,…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (257+ words) The Pacific Symphony is set to present Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 on Oct. 1-3, 2026. Under the direction of Artistic & Music Director Alexander Shelley, the performance will begin his inaugural season with one of the most celebrated masterpieces in the orchestral repertoire. Shelley…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (256+ words) Patrick Lange has been named Opera North’s next Music Director in summer 2028, succeeding Garry Walker. Over the years Lange has conducted at many leading opera houses worldwide, including the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and the…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (205+ words) The Maggio Musciale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its Sept. 26 performance. The company said that Maestro Zubin Mehta has withdrawn from conducting Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. As a result, Maestro Thomas Guggeis will conduct the symphony which will star…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (163+ words) Israeli conductor Michal Oren has won the sixth Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition. The winner was announced at Symphony Hall Birmingham on Sept. 6 following four days of competition with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO). The decision was made…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (240+ words) Sarasota Opera has received a $60,000 Empowering Arts Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation in support of its 2026-27 season. The grant was made possible through the Zoe Anderson Charitable Fund and aims to support Sarasota Opera’s artistic programming, seasonal productions and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (116+ words) Chinese soprano Ying Fang will perform alongside the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from Oct. 8-10, 2026. Fang made her Sydney Symphony debut in 2024 with Principal Guest Conductor Sir Donald Runnicles, Fang will take on Canteloube’s “Songs of the Auvergne.” “The Songs of the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (308+ words) Prior to creating OperaWire, DAVID SALAZAR, (Editor-in-Chief) worked as a reporter for Latin Post where he interviewed major opera stars, Oscar nominees, Golden Globe winners and film industry giants. David holds a Masters in Media Management from Fordham University. During…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (250+ words) Stumbles in Mahler’s lugubrious fairground fazed players in this unevocative concert Sleigh bells chugged to introduce “Bedächtig, nicht eilen” – the first movement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. An ode to childlike wondrousness, the work evokes visions of a fairground rife with…...