Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton is our October cover star. ⁠ ⁠ "It is important for me to know that I'm imparting my truth." ⁠ ⁠ Read the full story with @jbartonmezzo in the October issue of OPERA NEWS. ⁠ ⁠ 📸 : by Ball & Albanese // Hair and makeup by Affan Graber Malik⁠

Filipino-American soprano Emilie Kealani, who sings Jano in "Jenůfa" this season at Stuttgart Opera, is our September #SoundBites. Read the full interview here: operanews.com/2023-09-sound-… 📸 : DarÍo Acosta // Hair and makeup by Affan Graber Malik

Renata Scotto, 89, star soprano who seamlessly merged singing and acting, has died. Read our full tribute: operanews.com/news/2023-08-r…

American mezzo Meridian Prall, who sings Monteverdi and Dvořák in Santa Fe this summer, is our August #SoundBites! Read the full interview here: operanews.com/2023-08-sound-… Photographed by DarÍo Acosta // Hair and makeup by Affan Graber Malik

Latvian soprano @MarinaRebeka, who co-founded her own record label (@ClassicPrima) in 2018, is our August cover star! ⁠ “There are many things that I actually discovered as a singer through doing recordings." ⁠ For more: operanews.com/features/2023-… 📸 : Tatyana Vlasova

Kenneth Riegel, 85, a tenor of robust elegance, has died. Read our tribute here: operanews.com/news/2023-07-k…

Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi is our July #SoundBites! "The Met is my home theater at a moment when my true home is far away...Here I feel like I’m not alone—and my country is not alone." Read the full interview: operanews.com/2023-07-sound-… 📸 : Sasha Maslov

Michael Spyres, who brings baritenor daring to the bel canto repertory, is our July cover star! Read the full feature: operanews.com/features/2023-… 📸 : by Ball & Albanese // Grooming by Affan Graber Malik

Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, 70, the alchemical creator of a lush sonic universe, has died. Read our full tribute: operanews.com/news/2023-06-k…

Read our review of the Met's production of Wagner's "Der Fliegende Holländer": operanews.com/in-review/2023… 📸 : Tomasz Konieczny as the Dutchman, Elza van den Heever as Senta & Eric Cutler as Erik Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera

Gustavo Dudamel to Depart Paris Opéra After Two Seasons as Music Director: operanews.com/news/2023-06-d…

"With Dutchman—that is such a richly textured character that gives you so many choices." Read the full interview with June cover star Nicholas Brownlee: operanews.com/features/2023-… 📸 : Darío Acosta

New Zealand-born maestro @gemmanewmusic, who conducts "Susannah" @OTSL this season, is our June #SoundBites! Read the full interview here: operanews.com/2023-06-sound-… Photographed by DarÍo Acosta // Hair and makeup by Paola Orlando

Grace Bumbry, 87, superstar singer of searing eloquence and glamor, has died. Read our tribute: operanews.com/news/2023-05-g… 📸 : Grace Bumbry as Eboli in DON CARLO at the Met, 1965. Louis Melançon/Opera News Archives.

American bass-baritone Nicholas Brownlee, who sings Wagner's Dutchman this season @santafeopera, is our June cover star. "The whole career is about betting on yourself." Read the full story in our June issue! 📸 : Darío Acosta

American soprano Murrella Parton, who sings Fiordiligi this summer @OTSL, is our May #SoundBites! “It’s actually the first role that I ever sang in college, so it’s kind of a full-circle moment for me,” says Parton. Read more here: operanews.com/2023-05-sound-… 📸 : Darío Acosta

"Lisette Oropesa took on the title role in La Scala's new production of 'Lucia di Lammermoor' with considerable technical aplomb, & a persuasive blending of soft-edged tone & clear, expressive diction." Read more: operanews.com 📸 : Brescia/Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

"Kaufmann’s dark, burnished tenor had an intense, sustained glow that held him in good stead for much of the evening, challenging notions of what the role of Tannhäuser ought to sound like." Read the full review: operanews.com/in-review/2023…