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The article offers information on Duke Kim, who plays Le Remendado in Carmen at Washington National Opera. Topics include considered that in August, Kim sing the tenor solos in Haydn's Creation at the Grant Park Festival, and he looks forward to his first Alfredo in Traviata at Seattle Opera in spring 2023.

The article announces the opera periodical "Opernwelt"'s recognition of "L'invisible" composed by Aribert Reimann after Maurice Maeterlinck as the 2018 "opera premiere of the year".

Reprints are presented of an article from the August 1, 1918 issue of the "Neue Musik-Zeitung" music periodical listing first musical performances such as "Gunlöd" by Peter Cornelius, the opera "Sonnenwendnacht" by Gustav Cords, and the opera "Magdalena" composed by Fritz Koennecke, and another article from the October/November 1968 issue of the music periodical "Musikalische Jugend" on the alleged decline of music conservatories.

The article reviews the performance at the Staatsoper theater in Hamburg, Germany of the opera "Stilles Meer" composed by Toshio Hosokawa and announces the periodical's selection of "Stilles Meer" as the 2016 premier performance of the year. The author examines the depiction of cultural transfer between East and West in the opera.

The article presents an examination into the plot and performance history of the opera "Giulio Cesare," composed by George Frideric Handel in 1724. Details are given highlighting the thematic importance of the severed head of Pompey the Great in the opera's story. Comments are also given noting the personalities who premiered the production, including the castrato Senesino and the soprano Francesca Cuzzoni.

Presents information on the opera "Die Walküre," composed by Richard Wagner, to be broadcast through the Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network on April 23, 2005. Background on the opera's story; Overview of the premiere of the opera in various countries; Suggested books, recordings and film adaptation about the opera and Wagner. INSET: DIE WALKÜRE.

Presents information on the opera "Die Zauberflöte," composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, to be broadcast through the Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network on April 16, 2005. Background on the opera's plot in three acts; Cast of the opera's premiere at the Metropolitan on March 30, 1900; Suggested books, recordings, and video adaptation about the opera and Mozart. INSET: DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE.

The article discusses the October 22, 2017 premier performance at the Oper Stuttgart theater in Stuttgart, Germany of the opera "Hänsel und Gretel" composed by Engelbert Humperdinck, directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, and starring Diana Haller, Esther Dierkes, and Michael Ebbecke. Serebrennikov's arrest and internment in Russia is also scrutinized in a spirit of solidarity.

The article previews the November 17, 2017 premier performance at the Wiener Kammeroper theater in Vienna, Austria of the opera "Don Pasquale" composed by Gaetano Donizetti, directed by Marcus Darbyshire, and starring Florian Köfler in the title role alongside Carolina Lippo, and Julian Henao Gonzalez.

The article humorously discusses the alleged lack of new opera productions as compared to the compositions of Arturo Toscanini, compares films remakes to opera, and describes the author's foundation for financing music composition.

The article presents important facts about the opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss and play of the same name by Oscar Wilde. Topics covered include the first performances of the opera, including the New York premiere at the Met featuring Olive Fremstad in the title role, criticisms to the opera's sexualized story of Saint John the Baptist, and a drag version of the play portrayed by British dancer Lindsay Kemp.

The article focuses on the premiere of the opera "Falstaff" composed by Giuseppe Verdi held on February 9, 1893 at La Scala theater in Milan, Italy. Topics mentioned include the choice of the topic by Verdi, his enthusiasm while composing the opera, and the work of the librettist Arrigo Boito. The author reports that the premier was a huge success.

The article reflects on the progress being made by opera in the U.S. The opera season offers such world premieres as "Anna Karenina" at the Florida Grand Opera and "The First Emperor" at the New York Metropolitan Opera (Met). Peter Gelb, who has been appointed as the general manager of the Met, has a host of initiatives centered around broadcasting and live streaming. The journal's "Operawatch" column debuts with a feature on small but dynamic operative initiatives in California.