United States Anuj Bhutani, Harriet Steinke – BMP: NextGen3: Soloists, Instrumentalists. Beth Morrison Projects, National Sawdust, Brooklyn, 16.5.2026. (RP)
Anuj Bhutani gets the nod from BMP: NextGen’s program for his bio-opera Manu
Rick Perdian
Experiments in Opera’s collaborative incubation unit gives birth to Constance: A Confession
United States Various, Constance: A Confession: Soloists, Hypercube Ensemble / Dmitriy Glivinskiy (conductor). Experiments in Opera, HERE, New York, 16.5.2026. (RP)
Heartbeat Opera’s stark, penetrating Vanessa takes Manhattan by storm
United States Barber, Vanessa: Soloists, Heartbeat Opera Band / Jacob Ashworth (conductor). Heartbeat Opera, Baruch Performing Arts Center, New York, 14.5.2026. (RP)
Clarinetist David Krakauer and Ensemble Connect bridge past and present music of the Jewish diaspora
United States Various, ‘Ensemble Connect Up Close: Songs of Cultural Transition’: David Krakauer (clarinet), Ensemble Connect. Carnegie Hall, New York, 6.5.2026. (RP)
Carnegie Hall celebrates a legendary concert from 50 years ago with a galaxy of stars
United States Various, ‘50th Anniversary of the Concert of the Century’: Soloists, Oratorio Society of New York (director: Kent Tritle), NYO-USA All-Stars / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 5.5.2026. (RP)
Christopher Hahn bids farewell to the Pittsburgh Opera with Verdi’s Falstaff
United States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Pittsburgh Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Antony Walker (conductor). Pittsburgh Opera, Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, 3.5.2026. (RP)
Sophisticated singing and spellbinding storytelling from two London Foundation winners
United States Various, London Foundation – ‘A Love Letter to the Americas’: Shelén Hughes Camacho (soprano), Joseph Parrish (baritone), Amir Farid (pianist), Diego Fernández (guitar), Daniel Jimenez (percussion). Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center, New York, 30.4.2026. (RP)
Oper Frankfurt in 2026-2027
Oper Frankfurt’s 2026/27 Season
Oper Frankfurt will celebrate Bernd Loebe’s 25th anniversary as Intendant and General Manager during the 2026/27 season. Since his appointment in 2002, Oper Frankfurt has been voted Opera House of the Year six times by Opernwelt and Opera Company of the Year in 2013 at the first-ever International Opera Awards in London. Loebe won the IOA’s 2018 Leadership in Opera Award. His contract with Oper Frankfurt has been extended to 2028.