Jan 30
Economic Crisis Forces Connecticut Opera to Abandon Remainder of Season - Future of Company Remains Unclear

Jan 28
Opera Orchestra of New York Cancels Remainder of 2008-09 Season

Jan 28
Lyric Opera's 2009-10 Season to Feature New Berlioz, Merry Widow, Ernani Stagings -
Voigt's Tosca to Open the Chicago Company's Season on September 26; Karita Mattila Stars in Jonathan Miller's Production of Kaťa Kabanová; René Pape Sings Gounod's Méphistophélès; Joyce DiDonato is Cherubino in Nozze Revival

Jan 26
San Francisco Opera's '09-10 Season to Feature Luisotti, Voigt's Minnie, Racette in Trittico - Gockley Announces Details of Future Seasons' Bay Area Premieres, Commissions, Completion of Zambello's "American Ring"

Jan 26
Former Decca Managing Director Bogdan Roscic Appointed President of Sony Music Classical - Sony Music Entertainment's CEO Says Newly Created Position Signals Shift to Revitalize Label's Classical Presence

Jan 22
Vivian Della Chiesa, 94, Star Soprano of Radio and Stage During the 1940s and '50s, Has Died

Jan 16
Ailing Economy Forces Metropolitan Opera to Enact Significant Cost-Cutting Measures

Jan 15
L.A. Opera's 2009-10 Season to Feature First Ring Cycles, Schreker Premiere, Tamerlano - Music Director James Conlon to Conduct Performances of Six of the Eight Operas Presented During Season

Jan 14
George Steel Named as New York City Opera's General Manager and Artistic Director - Appointment Follows Steel's Three-Month Tenure as General Director of Dallas Opera

Jan 12
Diminutive New York City Mainstay Amato Opera to Close at End of Current Season

Jan 12
Washington National Opera's 2008-09 Season to Feature Thomas's Hamlet, Porgy and Bess - Concerts Presentations to Include Götterdämmerung, "Plácido Domingo Sings: From My Latin Soul" and Performance by Olga Borodina and Ildar Abdrazakov