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The article discusses the development of the Prototype Festival of U.S. opera introduced in New York City in 2013. Producers Beth Morrison, Kristin Marting and Kim Whitener founded the event due to the lack of festival showcasing contemporary chamber opera in the city. It mentions the inclusion of world premieres of works developed by Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) or HERE Arts Center in the festival. Among the world premieres at the 2022 festival are "The All Sing" and "The Hang."

The article presents an interview with the director of the Wiener Staatsoper theater in Vienna, Austria Dominique Meyer on topics including ticket sales at the theater, the percentage of tourists among the theater's audiences, and the media attention allegedly paid to premiere performances at the theater.

The article reviews the premier German performance at the Staatstheater Mainz theater in Mainz, Germany of the 1930 opera "Der Antikrist" composed by Rued Langgaard, directed by Anselm Dalferth, and starring Ivica Novakovic, Peter Felix Bauer, and Michael Mrosek.

Reprints are presented of articles on the April 25, 1918 premier performance in Frankfurt, Germany of the Franz Schreker opera "Die Gezeichneten" and austerity measures implemented in the German public broadcasting industry originally published in the 16th 1918 issue of the music periodical "Neue Musik-Zeitung" and the April/May 1968 issue of the music periodical "Musikalische Jugend", respectively.

The article presents a profile of composer Hans Werner Henze. The premier performance of Henze's opera "Das Floß der Medusa" is examined along with its dedication to Cuban revolutionary Ernesto Ché Guevara and basis in Guevara's diaries. A scuffle surrounding the removal of an antifascist flag from the podium during the performance is scrutinized.

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".

The article previews premiere performances including the December 8, 2018 performance at the Staats​oper Wien theater in Vienna, Austria of the Johannes Maria Staud opera "Die Weiden", the December 16, 2018 performance at the Staatstheater theater in Munich, Germany of Wilfried Hiller's musical "Momo", and the January 12, 2019 performance at the Stadttheater theater in Gießen, Germany of the children's musical "Babbel" composed by Paula Fünfeck.

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.

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 previews musical premier performances including performances at the Münchner Opernfestspielen opera festival in Munich, Germany of operas including "der verschwundene hochzeiter" by Klaus Lang and "Die Vorübergehenden“ composed by Nikolaus Brass and directed by Paul Esterhazy. The July 25, 2018 performance of the Richard Wagner opera "Lohengrin" at the Richard-Wagner-Festspiele music festival directed by Christian Thielemann. A calendar of further premier performances is offered.

The article reviews the premier performance at the Staatsoper Hamburg theater in Hamburg, Germany of the opera "Benjamin" composed by Peter Ruzicka and starring Dietrich Henschel, Lini Gong, and Marta Swiderska.

The article reviews the premier performance at the Dresdner Musikfestspiele music festival in Dresden, Germany of the opera "Buddha Passion" composed by Tan Dun.

The article presents an interview with the music conductor of the Chaya Czernowin opera "Infinite Now" Titus Engel on the selection of the piece as the 2017 premiere opera performance of the year. Other topics of conversation include the significance to Engel of the opera's title, the alleged particularities of musical language, and Czernowin's musical demands of her audiences.

The article presents an interview with conductor, actor, and theater director Otto Schenk on his 85th birthday and his life thus far. Topics of conversation included Schenk's direction of the theatrical production "Die Zauberflöte" under the advice of theater director Fritz Klingenbeck, the importance of earning money, and Schenk's absence from premier performances in the Metropoliten Theater in New York.

The article reviews premier opera performances at the Salzburger Festspiele drama festival in Salzburg, Austria including "La clemenza di Tito" directed by Peter Sellars, "Lady Macbeth von Mzensk" directed by Andreas Kriegenburg, and "Wozzeck" directed by William Kentridge.

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 announces the periodical's selection of the premier performance in Schwetzingen, Germany of the opera "Koma" composed by Georg Friedrich Haas as the 2016 premier performance of the year. The article examines microtonality in Haas' compositions including "Nach-Ruf...ent-gleitend", "in vain", and "limited approximations".

The article presents a profile of French opera composer Pascal Dusapin and discusses his role in the music of a production of the opera "Penthesilea", the April 2015 premier performance in Brussels, Belgium of which was awarded the "Premier Performance of the Year" award by the opera periodical "Opernwelt".

The article reviews the Houston Grand Opera premiere of its latest mariachi opera, El Milagro del Recuerdo (The Miracle of Remembering), featured stars of mariachi music in performance conducted by David Hanlon on December 5, at Houston.

The article offers information on the first performance of the opera "La Esmeralda," composed by French poet and composer Louise Bertin, at the Académie royale de musique in Paris, France, on November 14, 1836. The libretto was written by French poet, novelist, and playwright Victor Hugo.

The article reviews the premiere performance of the opera "Lunea" composed by Heinz Holliger and conducted by Andreas Homoki

The article reviews the premier performance at the Opernhaus Zürich theater in Zürich, Switzerland of the Heinz Holliger opera "Lunea" starring Christian Gerhaher, Sarah Maria Sun, and Ian Ludlow.

The article reviews the performance at the Theater Regensburg theater in Regensburg, Germany of the opera "Die Banalität der Liebe" composed by Ella Milch-Sheriff and starring Sara-Maria Saalmann, Matthias Störmer, and Angelo Pollak.

The article announces the selection of "Infinite now" composed by Chaya Czernowin as the 2017 premier performance of the year.

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 reviews a January 2016 premier performance at the Bayerische Sytaatsoper theater in Munich, Germany of the opera "South Pole" composed by Miroslav Srnka, directed by Hans Neuenfels, and starring Rolando Villazón and Thomas Hampson. Information is also provided on the previous performance of Srnka's opera "Make no Noise".

The article compares the 1981 premier performance in the Mailänder Scala theater in Milan, Italy of the opera "Donnerstag aus 'Licht'" composed by Karlheinz Stockhausen and directed by Udo Zimmerman with a 2016 performance of the opera at the Theater Basel theater in Basel, Switzerland directed by Lydia Steier.

The article presents previews of 2017 performances at the Santa Fe Opera theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico including the July 23 premier of the opera "Capriccio" composed by Richard Strauss and directed by Tim Albery, the July 1 premier of the opera "Fanciulla del West" composed by Giacomo Puccini and directed by Richard Jones, and the July 2 premier of the opera "Don Giovanni" composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and directed by Ron Daniel.

The article reviews July 7, 2016 premier performances in the Bockenheimer Depot theater in Frankfurt, Germany of the operas "Pierrot lunaire" composed by Arnold Schönberg, directed by Dorothea Kirschbaum, and starring Laura Aikin and "Anna Toll" composed by Michael Langemann, directed by Hans Walter Richter, and starring Elizabeth Reiter, Nora Friedrichs, and Nina Tarandek.

The article reviews performances of operas composed by Gioachino Rossini at the Rossini in Wildbad drama festival in Wildbad, Germany including the July 14, 2016 premier performance of "Sigismondo" directed by Jochen Schönleber and starring Margarita Gritskova, Marcell Bakonyi, and Maria Aleida as well as the July 9, 2016 premier performance of "Demetrio e Polibio" directed by Nicola Berloffa and starring Sofia Mchedlishvili, Victoria Yarovaya, and César Arrieta.

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 discusses a November 7, 2017 premier performance at the Stadtgarten Köln theater in Cologne, Germany of the theatrical production "This is not a Swan Song" composed by gamut inc, consisting of Marion Wörle and Maciej Sledziecki and the November 10, 2017 performance at the Kunst-Station Sankt Peter Köln in Cologne of the chamber opera "Eloy" composed and directed by Concha Goldschmidt.

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.

Topics of the November 2017 issue of the opera periodical "Opernwelt" are introduced including the premier performance of the opera "L'Invisible" composed by Aribert Reimann, the management of the Berliner Staatsoper theater in Berlin, Germany by Matthias Schulz, and the performance in Helsinki, Finland of the opera "Höstsonaten" composed by Sebastian Fagerlund.

The article presents an interview with Baroque music specialist Alessandro de Marchi on his continued administrative role in the Festwochen der Alten Musik old music festival in Innsbruck, Austria. Topics of conversation include de Marchi's relationship with the head of the Landestheater theater Johannes Reitmeier, premier opera performances in Innsbruck, and alleged differences in conducting Baroque music and opera.

Previews of articles in the March 2017 issue of the opera periodical "Opernwelt" are offered including an interview with composer Chaya Czernowin on the premier performance of her opera "Infinite Now", music theater, and premier performances at the Pariser Opera theater in Paris, France of the operas "Così" composed by Mozart and directed by Anna Teresa De Keersmaker and "Lohengrin" composed by Wagner and directed by Claus Guth.

The article reviews the premier performance at the Barbican theater in London, England of the opera "The Hogboon" composed by Peter Maxwell Davies.

The article reviews a July 2016 premier performance during the SWR Festspielen drama festival in the Schwetzinger Schlossparktheater theater of the opera "Koma" composed by Georg Friedrich Haas and Händl Klaus.

The article reviews the premier performance at the Theater Bielefeld theater in Bielefeld, Germany of the opera "Dog Days" composed by David T. Little and starring Omar El-Saedi and Nienke Otten.

The article presents a humorous view on the premier performance of the author's first theatrical production.

The article presents previews of premier music performances at the Festival Eclat music festival in the Stuttgarter Theaterhaus theater in Stuttgart, Germany from February 4 to 7, 2016 and at the Biennale Klangzeit festival in Münster, Germany from February 8 to 21, 2016. Other premier performances are listed including a February 18, 2016 performance of the opera "Pym" composed by Johannes Kalitzky, a February 1, 2016 performance of the music piece "Cella Memoriae", and a February 18, 2015 performance of the music piece "Liebeslied des Orpheus für seine Eurydike".

The article announces that opera creator, Thomas Adès's new opera, "The Exterminating Angel" will premiere in Salzburg Festival on July 28, 2016.

The article offers review of performances in the Schauspielhaus theater of Zürich, Switzerland of the theatrical productions "Drei Schwestern" composed by Anton Chekhov, directed by Barbara Frey, and starring Markus Meyer, Frederike Wagner, and Sylvie Rohrer in a September 11, 2014 premier performance and "Bartleby, der Schreiber" directed by Mélanie Huber and premiering on September 12, 2014.