Ryan McKinny Returns to HGO • May 2023
Beth Stewart Beth Stewart

Ryan McKinny Returns to HGO • May 2023

Ryan McKinny’s return to Houston Grand Opera as Jochanaan in Salome was a resounding critical success, earning rave reviews from Houston Press, Texas Classical Review, Houston Chronicle, and Opera Canada.

Read More
Lidiya Yankovskaya Debuts at ENO • April 2023
Beth Stewart Beth Stewart

Lidiya Yankovskaya Debuts at ENO • April 2023

Lidiya Yankovskaya has just made her highly anticipated English National Opera debut, conducting a staged production of Symphony No. 3 by Henryk Górecki. She spoke with BBC Music Matters, Jewish Chronicle, Bachtrack, and Opera Now about the contemporary resonance of Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.

Read More
From the Top Launches National Initiative • March 2023
Beth Stewart Beth Stewart

From the Top Launches National Initiative • March 2023

From the Top, America’s favorite talent-spotting classical radio show, has produced a national performance special featuring disabled and neurodivergent young musicians. We helped bring these powerful stories to new audiences, with print features in the Boston Globe and Houston Chronicle and radio promos across the country, including YourClassical MPR, KERA, WRR, WETA, and Interlochen Public Radio.

Read More
A Thousand Splendid Suns Premieres at Seattle Opera • February 2023
Beth Stewart Beth Stewart

A Thousand Splendid Suns Premieres at Seattle Opera • February 2023

The Verismo team has been hard at work promoting the world premiere of A Thousand Splendid Suns at Seattle Opera, directed by acclaimed Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat. Check out coverage via Associated Press, Agence-France Presse, BBC Music Matters, The Economist, I Care if You Listen, Musical America, Opera Magazine, Opera News, and Opera Now.

Read More
Margaret Atwood and Jake Heggie Confront Gender-Based Violence • February 2021
Beth Stewart Beth Stewart

Margaret Atwood and Jake Heggie Confront Gender-Based Violence • February 2021

Commissioned by baritone Joshua Hopkins in remembrance of his sister, Margaret Atwood and Jake Heggie’s Songs for Murdered Sisters confronts gender-based violence. The album, film, and international tour have received global coverage via BBC World, CBC Music, Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle, Opera News, Musical America, Limelight Magazine, Financial Times, and more.

Read More