As we wrap up 2025, here is a look back at some of the most-read articles of the year. We will focus mainly on longer-form pieces like reviews and interviews for this article.

Opera has no shortage of drama or tension. But pyrotechnics, explosions, intense fights and aerobatics are chiefly the domain ...

The Palm Beach Opera has announced its 2026 season. Anita Hartig and Yunuet Laguna lead Puccini’s “La Bohème“ with Liparit Avetisyan, Oreste Cosimo, Edward Parks, Sydney Mancasola, Solomon Howard, ...

Benjamin Bernheim will join the Berlin Philharmonic and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko for its annual New Year’s concert. The tenor will perform aria from Bizet’s “Carmen,” Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene ...

Sopranos Violaine Le Chenadec and Perrine Devillers, mezzo-sopranos Léa Trommenschlager and Anaïs Bertrand, tenor Paco Garcia, baritones Romain Bockler and Renaud Bres, and bass Roland ten Weges ...

Following the illegal renaming of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO (AGMA) and the Kennedy Center Arts Workers United have ...

The Staatsoper Berlin has announced a cast change for its production of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” The company said that Sandra Laagus will sing the role of Giuletta. In a statement the soprano took to ...

San Diego Opera and La Jolla Music Society announce the co-production of Damien Geter’s song cycle, “Cotton.” “I am so thrilled to partner with La Jolla Music Society on Cotton, an extraordinary ...

The Teatro Filarmonico is Verona has found a new Don Giovanni for its upcoming production of the Mozart opera. The company said that Christian Federici will sing the title role, replacing the ...

The company said that soprano Jennifer Holloway will portray the title role, replacing Elena Stikhina, who is withdrawing from the production due to her pregnancy. Holloway will make her Lyric debut ...

Sir Humphrey McGuire Burton CBE, classical music television presenter, director, producer, impresario, and music historian has passed away. He was 94. Burton was born on March 25, 1931 in Trowbridge, ...

The Santa Fe Opera has announced the 45 Apprentice Singers selected for its 2026 season, with performances running July 3–Aug. 29, 2026. Eighteen singers will make Santa Fe Opera debuts, while 26 will ...