Operas We Love 2019, 2020 and 2021

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Picture this Post Reviews And Previews of Worldwide  Opera Performances:

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Click a picture on this page to find a review or preview of an opera performance or opera festival that worldwide opera lovers should note.

Or, find below opera companies and opera festivals listed alphabetically below, with reviews of their operas and other musical works as well as opera previews listed from most recent to earlier, within each venue.

Broad Stage

• Broad Stage Presents HEARTBEAT OPERA: BREATHING FREE — Preview

Boston Early Music Festival

• Boston Early Music Festival Presents ORLANDO – Preview

Budapest Operetta Theatre

• Budapest Operetta Theatre & Bartók Plusz Opera Festival Present SEMMELWEIS – Soprano-studded Fever Dream

Chicago Opera Theater

• Chicago Opera Theater and The Newberry Library MOBY DICK Preview – Harpoon Etiquette, Peggy Sue Challenges and More

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents THE LIFE AND DEATH(S) OF ALAN TURING Review—Opera History Sneak Peek

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents THE SCARLET IBIS Preview – Enticing Panel Discussion

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents THE SCARLET IBIS Review – Sounding the Deepest Colorful Chords

• Chicago Opera Theater presents MOBY DICK Review – Muscular, Magical

• Chicago Opera Theater News – EVEREST/ALEKO Preview

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents Double Bill EVEREST/ALEKO Review – Because It’s There

• Chicago Opera Theater FREEDOM RIDE Preview – Inside Look

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents FREEDOM RIDE Review — Music to Repair the World

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents RIMSKY REBOOTED Review – Russian Composition and Beyond

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents TAKING UP SERPENTS — Preview

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents TAKING UP SERPENTS Review — Sounds of Pentecostal Zeitgeist

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents 2021-2022 SEASON — Preview

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents CARMEN Review — A Psychologically-Driven Concert

• Meet Chicago Opera Theater’s Ashley Magnus – A Spokesperson for Opera’s Golden Age

Chicago Fringe Opera

• Chicago Fringe Opera and Bravesoul Movement Present THE ROSINA PROJECT Review – Rossini Hip-Hop Style

FISHER CENTER

• Fisher Center Presents LE ROI MALGRÉ LUI Review—A Clever Operatic Send-Up of Historical Epics

Houston Grand Opera

• Houston Grand Opera Presents SONGS FOR MURDERED SISTERS— Preview

• Houston Grand Opera and Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra Present SONGS FOR MURDERED SISTERS— Preview

JON FREDRIC WEST VOCAL ACADEMY

• JON FREDRIC WEST VOCAL ACADEMY Presents a MASTERCLASS RECITAL Preview – A Celebration of the Voice Led by Metropolitan Opera Singer Jon Fredric West

LA Opera

• LA Opera Presents THE CLEMENCY OF TITUS Preview – Star Soprano Janai Brugger Interview

• LA Opera Presents THE CLEMENCY OF TITUS Review – A Resplendent Vision of Rome

• LA Opera Presents THE ANONYMOUS LOVER Review — Melody and Minuet Metaphor

• LA Opera Presents MODULATION Review—Variations on 2020

• L.A. Opera Presents DEATH — Preview

• LA Opera Presents BREAKING THE WAVES — Preview

Little Opera Theatre of NY (LOTNY)

• Little Opera Theatre of NY Presents Britten’s OWEN WINGRAVE Review – Hell No We Won’t Go in the Drawing Room

Lyric Opera

• Lyric Opera Presents ARIODANTE Review-Modern Twist connects Baroque Opera to contemporary audiences

• Lyric Opera LA TRAVIATA Review – Full Tilt Production

• Lyric Opera RISING STARS IN CONCERT Review – Family Milestone Feel

• Lyric Opera Hosts Callas in Concert: The Hologram Tour – Preview

• Lyric Opera Presents LUISA MILLER Review – Bel Canto Enlivened by Shadows

• Lyric Opera Presents THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Review – Smile-Filled Season Opener

• Lyric Opera Presents MADAMA BUTTERFLY Review – Emotion-Filled, Minimalist Stagecraft

• Lyric Opera Presents Tchaikovsky’s THE QUEEN OF SPADES Review — Gambler on Analyst’s Couch

• Lyric Opera of Chicago Presents FOR THE LOVE OF LYRIC CONCERT Review – Yearning for Reunion

• Lyric Opera Presents NEW PROGRAMMING 2020/21 SEASON — Preview

• Lyric Opera Presents CELEBRATING SIR ANDREW DAVIS: FROM MOZART TO STRAVINSKY — Preview

• Lyric Opera of Chicago Presents MAGICAL MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD Review—An Uplifting Cabaret

• Lyric Opera Presents MACBETH Review — Dark and Darker Still

• Lyric Opera Presents ELIXIR OF LOVE Review — Humor and Heartthrob

• Lyric Opera Presents THE MAGIC FLUTE Review — KaBOOM!

• Lyric Opera Presents FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS Review — Take a Magical Adventure

• Lyric Opera ELEKTRA Review – Opera is Flourishing!

• Lyric Opera Presents DEAD MAN WALKING Review – Quo Warranto

Lyric Unlimited

• Lyric Unlimited Presents LAWRENCE BROWNLEE in CYCLES OF MY BEING – Poet’s heart on sleeve

• Lyric Unlimited presents AN AMERICAN DREAM Review – An Austere Story Beautifully Told

LUMA Festival

• LUMA Festival MIRANDA: A STEAMPUNK OPERA — Preview

Mariinsky Theater

• All Arts Hosts The Mariinsky Theater’s ATTILA Review–Power Reverberates Through Music

Met Opera

• All Arts Hosts Met Opera’s WOZZECK Review — Premonition of Meatpacking Plant Horrors

New Camerata Opera

• New Camerata Opera Presents 2021-22 SEASON — Preview

Opera Omaha

• Baruch Performing Arts Center and Opera Omaha present dwb (driving while black) Opera Review — #BLM Chamber Opera

On Site Opera

• On Site Opera News: Preview of Amahl and the Night Visitors Performed in NYC Soup Kitchen

Opera Saratoga

• Opera Saratoga 2019 Summer Festival Presents HANSEL AND GRETEL Review – Feast for the Eyes and Ears

• Opera Saratoga 2019 Summer Festival Presents ELLEN WEST Review - The Ultimate Angst

Pacific Symphony

• Pacific Symphony Presents MADAME BUTTERFLY Review – Japan Brought to Southern California

Pan Opera Festival

• PAN OPERA FESTIVAL of Panicale Umbria Italy – Preview

Rhymes with Opera

• Rhymes With Opera THE IMPOSSIBLE SHE Review – Soul-Stirring Score

Segerstrom Concert Hall

• Segerstrom Concert Hall Presents SUSAN GRAHAM RECITAL – A Woman’s Trajectory

Editor's Note: Click here to read related stories -- 2018 Operas We Love Archives

Editor's Note: Click here to read related stories -- 2016 and 2017 Operas We Love Archives