“The Other Side of Silence,” a new work in development, is experimenting with giving operatic voice to a text-to-speech synthesizer.
Category: Opera
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Review: ‘Ainadamar’ Fills the Met Opera Stage With Flamenco
Osvaldo Golijov and David Henry Hwang’s opera, inspired by the life of Federico García Lorca, arrived at the Met with a dizzying blend of styles.
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With a ‘Ring,’ the Dallas Symphony Becomes a Wagner Destination
Fabio Luisi, a seasoned “Ring” conductor, will lead Wagner’s four-opera epic over a week in concert, breaking new ground for American orchestras.
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Patrick Summers, Veteran Opera Conductor, to Step Down in Houston
Summers, who has helped introduce new operas into the American canon, will leave his role at Houston Grand Opera in 2026.
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Osvaldo Golijov’s ‘Ainadamar’ Opera Makes Its Met Debut
Osvaldo Golijov’s opera about Federico García Lorca makes its Met debut in a dance-heavy production, directed by the choreographer Deborah Colker.
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Atlanta Opera Is Growing, and Bucking Trends
Under the leadership of Tomer Zvulun, Atlanta Opera powered through the pandemic, has tripled its budget and is producing ambitious work.
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The Metropolitan Opera’s Season Begins With a Boom
“Grounded,” the new work that opened the season, has been joined by revivals of three Puccini, Verdi and Offenbach classics.
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An Oasis in England’s Troubled, Polarized Opera Landscape
The Glyndebourne Festival, which receives little government support, has been mostly immune from recent convulsions of the opera industry in Britain.
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Paris Opera: A Veteran Falstaff Looks Back, and Ahead
Ambrogio Maestri has sung the title role in Verdi’s comedy hundreds of times, most recently for the Paris Opera. He’s also making room for a Puccini tragedy.
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Opera Is Still Obsessed With the Suffering of Women
Two new works, “The Listeners” and “Grounded,” echo the age-old spectacle of female disintegration and show the tension of fitting modern stories into old forms.