On Oct. 11, Rachel Fenlon made history with her debut album on Orchid Classics, becoming the first ever to sing and accompany herself in Schubert’s masterpiece "Winterreise" on recording.

Irish National Opera recently completed its tour of a pairing of operas by the exciting Irish composer Emma O’Halloran and librettist and playwright, Mark O’Halloran. Both works contain intimate ...

Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb has joined the roster of Intermusica for general management. Chaieb recently received acclaim for the title role of “Carmen” and this season is set to ...

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and tenor Piotr Beczala presented their recital on November 3rd (which is touring worldwide) at the Teatro Real. Before the beginning, there was a one-minute standing of ...

Vincenzo Costanzo is one of the most promising and highly regarded young tenors on the world opera scene. Born in 1991, he joined the children’s voice choir of the San Carlo Theater in Naples at the ...

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. As the holiday season arrives, this week also features several high-profile recordings by superstars including a ...

(Photo credit: David Kelly) Queensland Symphony Orchestra has extended the contract of Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici until the end of 2027. The conductor took over the position of Chief Conductor in ...

Queensland Symphony Orchestra has extended the contract of Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici until the end of 2027. The conductor took over the position of Chief Conductor in January 2023. Among the ...

The Korean National Opera is set to present Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West” this December. Sopranos Rim Se-kyung and Kim Eun-hee share the lead role of Minnie. They are joined by Antonio Yang and ...

Composer, conductor, and bass-baritone Damien Geter has joined renowned agency Visconti Arts’ roster. Geter is currently Composer-in-Residence at the Richmond Symphony through 2026 and is Interim ...

The New York Philharmonic has fired principal oboist, Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union decided not to contest the decision. The orchestra said on Nov. 4 that ...

Finnish-French conductor Aliisa Neige Barrière has joined the roster of Maestro Arts for general management. Barrière is a rising star with an inventive approach to programming that emphasizes the ...