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OPERA America Releases 2025 Annual Field Report
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (191+ words) OPERA America's Annual Field Report for 2025 has been published. The data in the report is drawn from the fiscal year 2024 data submitted by OPERA America's Professional Company Members in the annual Professional Opera Survey administered by SMU Data Arts. The…...
La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors Announces Dates & Jury for 2026 Edition
1+ week, 4+ day ago (308+ words) The Philharmonie de Paris and the Paris Mozart Orchestra are set to continue their collaboration with the fourth edition of the La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors. The competition, scheduled for Feb. 2328, 2026, at the Philharmonie de Paris, received a…...
Light Opera of New Jersey Names First-Ever Youth in Arts Director
2+ week, 5+ day ago (312+ words) Light Opera of New Jersey (LONJ) has announced that Susan Speidel will be the company's first Youth in Arts Director. In her new role, Speidel will design and oversee school- and youth-focused engagement programs, cultivate partnerships with educators and youth…...
Spoleto Festival USA Announces 2026 Season
2+ week, 5+ day ago (228+ words) The Spoleto Festival USA has announced its 2026 season. The season will showcase "The Old Maid and the Thief," a Spoleto production of Gian Carlo Menotti's 1939 radio opera, is reimagined as a live radio-drama with hand-crafted sound effects, period microphones, and…...
2026 Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples International Voice Competition Announces Contestants & Jury Members
3+ week, 5+ day ago (169+ words) Opera Naples has announced the contestants and jury members and dates for the 2026 Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples International Voice Competition. The company revealed that a total of 430 singers from 19 countries applied, and 20 contestants were selected. The contestants include sopranos…...
National Youth Opera Academy Announces New Intensive Summer Training Program
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (625+ words) The National Youth Opera Academy (NYOA), in collaboration with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera, has announced a new intensive summer training program for high school vocalists. The academy is set to take place from July 29 through Aug....
Alexander Neef to Lead Jury of NEUE STIMMEN International Singing Competiton
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (215+ words) The NEUE STIMMEN International Singing Competition of the Liz Mohn Foundation has announced that Alexander Neef, Director of the Op'ra national de Paris, will take on the role of Jury Chair for the 2026 edition. Neef previously collaborated with the competition…...