Born in Russia, mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya is a graduate of the Russian Gnesin Academy of Music in Moscow and a former member of the Youth Opera Program at the Bolshoi Theatre.

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama has launched the £15,000 Sir Bryn Terfel Song Prize. The first edition of this prize is set for November 2025 with singers nominated by UK conservatories.

Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival held its annual fundraiser “the Advocate for the Awards Benefit” on Oct. 24, 2025 at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park. The event has generated close to $1 ...

Winner of the Oscar Della Lirica in 2014, despite his young age, Vincenzo Costanzo had already had the opportunity to ...

Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb has joined the roster of Intermusica for general management. Chaieb recently received acclaim for the title role of “Carmen” and this season is set to ...

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and tenor Piotr Beczala presented their recital on November 3rd (which is touring worldwide) at the Teatro Real. Before the beginning, there was a one-minute standing of ...

Irish National Opera recently completed its tour of a pairing of operas by the exciting Irish composer Emma O’Halloran and librettist and playwright, Mark O’Halloran. Both works contain intimate ...

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has announced that it is the recipient of a $2 million gift from Joan and Jeff Beal to establish the Joan and Jeff Beal Fund for Living Composers. This new grant will aid ...

On Nov. 17, the Teatro Real de Madrid will stream Handel’s “Theodora” on MyOpera Player. The oratorio will be shown in a new production by Katie Mitchell, which originally premiered at the Royal Opera ...

The Palau de les Arts in Valencia has postponed Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala’s concert on Nov. 10, 2024. The company said that “the concert on Sunday the 10th will be held on November 26, 2024 ...

(Photo credits: Jenkins & Eccles) Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute presents the seventh year of SongStudio from Jan. 13–19, 2025. The annual intensive workshop brings eight emerging vocalists and ...