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Semperoper Revives Parsifal After Decades as Bold Staging Divides Premiere Crowd

A planned revival will test Dresden’s appetite for contemporary Wagner.

Oper Dortmund Stages German Premiere of Clémence de Grandval’s Mazeppa

Global Opera and Ballet Institutions Rebuke Chalamet’s Viral Comment

La Fenice Ratifies Beatrice Venezi as Music Director as Councilor Alessandro Tortato Resigns

Lise Davidsen Anchors Sold-Out ‘Tristan und Isolde’ as Met Bets on a Star

Opera and Ballet Institutions Reply to Chalamet With Playful Instagram Posts

Oper! Awards Crown Theater Regensburg Best Opera House as Chemnitz’s ‘Rummelplatz’ Wins Festival Honor

Opernball 2026: Vienna’s Gala Nets Millions as Hannover Delivers Sellout ‘Padam!’ Weekend

Semperoper Mourns Tenor Aaron Pegram, 52, Two Days After Semperopernball Performance

Bayerische Staatsoper Revives Gounod’s Faust With Visually Bold, Polarizing Premiere

Neuwirth–Jelinek’s ‘Monster’s Paradise’ Premieres at Hamburg State Opera to Mixed Reviews

Semperoper’s ‘Dialogues des Carmélites’ Premiere Earns Rave Reviews in Dresden

Philip Glass Pulls Kennedy Center Premiere of Lincoln-Themed Symphony

Royal Opera’s Head of Music Sings From the Wings After Turandot Tenor Falls Ill

Met Opera Imposes Layoffs, Pay Cuts and Season Reduction as Saudi Funds Lag

Beatrice Venezi Breaks Silence on La Fenice Post, Criticizes Union “Control”

Met's New I Puritani Earns Acclaim for Vocals, Scrutiny for Staging

Amahl and the Night Visitors Opens at Lincoln Center Theater in Intimate New Staging

Son of Baritone Jubilant Sykes Charged With Murder, Held Without Bail

La Scala Confirms Riccardo Chailly to Resume Conducting 'Lady Macbeth' After Health Scare