James Conlon remains hooked on LA as he reflects on his 20 years as music director of LA Opera

James Conlon, whose 20 years as music director conclude with the final 'Magic Flute' on June 21, looks back on how opera has ...

The Best Classical Music and Opera of 2026, So Far

Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, a premiere by Ellen Reid and a multitasking performance by Barbara Hannigan are among the ...
The New York Times

Classical Music and Opera This Fall: Programs, Premieres and More

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Fall Preview Osvaldo Golijov’s Lorca-inspired opera comes to New York, and the pianist Igor Levit plays with the Cleveland Orchestra, among other ...
Los Angeles Times

L.A. Opera names rising star Domingo Hindoyan as music director

When Domingo Hindoyan, the Venezuelan chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, made his debut with L.A. Opera last November with “Roméo et Juliette,” Times classical music critic Mark Swed ...
Austin American-Statesman

'Family history': Austin Opera tells moving migrant stories in its first mariachi opera

Inside a brightly lit rehearsal hall tucked into a North Austin industrial park, two performers speak earnestly in Spanish. A hanging sheet of plastic serves as a rehearsal door. They open and shut it ...
CU Boulder News & Events

CU Boulder New Opera Workshop (CU NOW)

Welcome to the CU Boulder New Opera Workshop (CU NOW) at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! Founded in 2010 by Leigh Holman, director of the Eklund Opera Program, CU NOW is the first ...