Suor Angelica 2024

Writing stage reviews is an adventure I have yet to tire of. This year, I sat in the dark and scribbled hieroglyphics into my notebook in a dark room as I watched opera, cabaret, dance, circus, comedy, clowns, musicals, concert films, buckets of immersive shows (theatre, dining, even panto) and even some theatre.

ECG Productions Inc. and Legato Arts will present Journey of Faith: A Musical Tribute to Mother Teresa on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 8pm at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (OSN), conmemoran el centenario del fallecimiento del italiano Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), uno de los compositores maìs celebres en el ámbito musical de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX.

The San Francisco Opera Center has announced the 2025 Adler Fellows, highlighting emerging artists in opera.

Winners of the 21st Annual ITALIAN IDOL COMPETITION were announced at Wagner College. The event featured young singers and was judged by Gregory Sheppard, Donald Levine, and Jeremiah Abiah. Learn more!

Annilese Miskimmon reimagines the tragic tale against the backdrop of a convent in 1960s Ireland in an unsettling production with some outstanding performers that combine with Puccini's haunting score in a compelling production.

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 2024-2025 digital season on Adella, featuring six Live from Severance concerts.

English National Opera will open its 2024/25 season with Puccini’s LA BOHÈME and SUOR ANGELICA. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

In honour of the centenary of the great Italian composer’s death, Melbourne Opera (MO) will present a Puccini Festival from 15-25 September. 

ANASTASIA al TEATRO ARCIMBOLDI DEBUTTO A DICEMBRE 2024 A MILANO PER LA VERSIONE ITALIANA DEL GRANDE SUCCESSO DI BROADWAY

Artpark will present a tribute to Giacomo Puccini with a gala opera concert at the Artpark Mainstage Theater in Lewiston, NY. Enjoy renditions of Puccini's most beloved arias crafted by Michael Capasso. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Art Park will present Puccini’s Greatest: A Gala Opera Concert on Sunday, July 14 at 2pm at the Artpark Mainstage Theater, 450 South 4th Street, Lewiston, NY.

What did our critic think of SOUR ANGELICA at Out Of The Box Opera?

What did our critic think of SUOR ANGELICA at Out Of The Box Opera?

Soprano Leah Hawkins has been honored with the Met’s 2024 Beverly Sills Artist Award, recognizing her exceptional talent and contributions to the opera world.

Riverside Opera Company, celebrating its 27th season on Staten Island, will host PoPera 2024 on the lawn of the Garibaldi Meucci Museum.

English National Opera (ENO) has announced the programme for its 2024/25 London Coliseum season with eight world-class productions and concerts. The season will run from 26 September 2024 to 22 February 2025. 

La Secretaría de Cultura federal y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), a través del Estudio de la Ópera de Bellas Artes (EOBA), presentará su ópera de bolsillo El imitador, adaptación de Gianni Schicchi, como parte de la conmemoración del centenario luctuoso de Giacomo Puccini.

Experience a Spring double-bill by Wagner College Opera featuring Moore's comedic 'Gallantry' and Puccini's tragic 'Suor Angelica'.

The Green Room 42 will present Daniel Barrett and Ali Funkhouser in “Knock ‘Em Dead!” on April 30, 2024 at 9:30pm.

Welsh National Opera has announced that it will be withdrawing two weeks from its previously announced 2024/2025 Season. The changes mean that the Company will no longer be touring to Bristol Hippodrome in February 2025, and will not be touring to Venue Cymru, Llandudno in May 2025.

Boston Symphony Orchestra has revealed its 2024-25 season.

Raffaele Cardone, founder and general and artistic director of Miami Lyric Opera has announced the closure of the opera company after 22 years of producing Italian operas and nurturing talent.

It’s hard to compete with a dazzling concert hall like Barcelona’s Palau de la Musica Catalana—designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, one of Antonio Gaudi’s contemporaries in the modernista style. Or, with the famed Catalan (yes, not Spanish) diva Victoria de los Angeles, a Met favorite, whose centenary was being celebrated. Nonetheless, Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho did quite impressively in her house debut at the Palau with the Franz Schubert Filharmonia under Tomas Grau.

Puccini’s triptych ends with the tragic story of Sister Angelica. Concluding her tour-de-force triple bill is Asmik Grigorian in the title role, joined by Karita Mattila as the aunt. Franz Welser-Möst leads the Vienna Philharmonic. Watch video highlights here.