Stefan Herheim, the artistic leader of Theater an der Wien in Vienna, is wrapping up his first season inside the newly renovated theater.
Category: Opera
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Met Opera’s ‘Diva Whisperer’ Retires After 18 Years
Suzi Gomez-Pizzo, who is retiring as a wardrobe supervisor at the opera house after 18 years, has been a confidante and cheerleader to the stars.
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The Pint-Size Singers at the Met Opera Children’s Chorus Tryouts
The Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus has long been an elite training ground for young singers. Getting in requires grit, personality and a soaring voice.
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‘Guntram’ Review: In Concert at Carnegie, Strauss’s First Opera
Leon Botstein’s American Symphony Orchestra dusts off “Guntram,” and singers unveil the beauties and flaws of a 19th-century epic fail.
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The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About
Watch and listen to recent highlights, including a Shostakovich festival in Germany, the Cleveland Orchestra’s Strauss and Nina Stemme’s Isolde.
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Donald Palumbo Reinvigorated the Met Opera Chorus. Next Stop Chicago.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has hired Donald Palumbo, 76, the former chorus master of the Metropolitan Opera, to lead its chorus.
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A New Opera Shines Light on Ukrainian Families Separated by War
The Metropolitan Opera, hoping to revive support for Kyiv, released an excerpt from “The Mothers of Kherson,” about abducted Ukrainian children and their relatives.
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Peter Seiffert, Acclaimed Tenor in Wagner’s Operas, Is Dead at 71
A German tenor, he was admired for his clear, powerful voice and his exceptional stamina during hourslong performances.
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‘This House’: An Intimate, Intergenerational Opera Is Also a Family Affair
Ricky Ian Gordon and Lynn Nottage tell the story of three generations in a Harlem home. Enter a second Nottage generation, her daughter, on the creative team.
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‘The Counterfeit Opera’ Comes Together Like a Madcap Caper
Little Island’s season opens with a musical, inspired by “The Beggar’s Opera” and “The Threepenny Opera,” that was essentially written in six months.
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Why Isn’t My Favorite Composer More Popular?
I love the operas of Leos Janacek. So do audiences — when they go to see them. But the works remain stubbornly on the outskirts of the repertory.