France Lully, Atys: Soloists, Ballet Preljocaj, Leonardo Santini Dancers, Chœur de l’Opéra Royal, Cappella Mediterranea / Leonardo García-Alarcón (conductor). Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles, 25.1.2026. (RP)

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France Lully, Atys: Soloists, Ballet Preljocaj, Leonardo Santini Dancers, Chœur de l’Opéra Royal, Cappella Mediterranea / Leonardo García-Alarcón (conductor). Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles, 25.1.2026. (RP)

United States Verdi, Requiem: Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Deniz Uzun (mezzo-soprano), Joshua Guerrero (tenor), Tareq Nazmi (bass). The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 20.1.2026. (RP)

United States SongStudio 2026: Young Artists Recital – ‘Songs from the Edge of Reality’: Singers, pianists. Zankel Hall, New York, 18.1.2026. (RP)

United States Prototype Festival 2026 (4) – Art Bath; Michael Gordon, What to Wear: New York, 16 &17.1.2026. (RP)

United States Prototype Festival 2026 [3] – Sarah Kirkland Snider, Hildegard: Soloists, NOVUS / Gabriel Crouch (conductor). Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, New York, 14.1.2026. (RP)

United States Rodgers & Hammerstein, Oklahoma!: Soloists, Orchestra of St. Luke’s / Rob Berman (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 12.1. 2025. (RP)

Pittsburgh Opera announced the hiring of William Powers as its new General Director, effective 1 July 2026

William Powers will succeed Christopher Hahn who has served as Pittsburgh Opera’s General Director since 2008 and is retiring at the end of the 2025-26 season. Hahn had been Pittsburgh Opera’s Artistic Director from 2000-2008, becoming the second-longest serving in the company’s 87-year history. Richard Karp, the company’s first director, held the position from 1942 to 1977.
United States Prototype Festival 2026 [1] – BMP: SONGBOOK: Soloists, Jeffrey Zeigler (cello), Shayna Dunkelman (percussion), Contemporaneous / Kazem Abdullah (conductor). National Sawdust, Brooklyn, 8.1.2025. (RP)
