
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.