News | 1 Aug 2025

OperaWire‘s Francisco Salazar interviews Constantine Orbelian on the New York City Opera, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and upcoming recordings: “Now under the leadership of Orbelian, a conductor with years of experience leading many of the greatest stars in the world, from Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Renee Fleming, to Asmik Grigorian, Kristine Opolais, and Stephen Costello,… Continue reading OperaWire Interviews Constantine Orbelian

News | 24 Jun 2025

Acknowledged as one of the most exciting lyric tenors of his generation, Liparit Avetisyan releases his first solo album on Delos: a crowd-pleasing programme of celebrated arias which the Armenian has performed in major opera houses including the Royal Opera House, Wiener Staatsoper, Zürich Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Semperoper Dresden, Seattle Opera, and Teatro Colón. Accompanied… Continue reading Liparit Avetisyan’s Beloved Arias Is Available Now

News | 8 Feb 2025

Celebrate survival and perseverance through the universal language of music. The program begins with rarely heard gems from Holocaust survivors Mieczysław Weinberg and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, written in the wake of all they endured: Weinberg’s Suite from The Last Inch, the New York premiere of Weinberg’s Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 52, and Korngold’s Cello Concerto in C Major. After intermission, the… Continue reading Constantine Orbelian Leads the New York City Opera in “Music of Survival” at Carnegie Hall

News | 8 Feb 2025

Opéra Magazine has given Constantine Orbelian, Kaunas City Symphony, and Charles Castronovo’s Noble Renegades recording their “Diamant” (Diamond) distinction. “Cette noblesse, qu’annonce le titre du disque, est également perceptible dans le chant idéalement stylé d’un interprète qui sait parfaitement doser ses élans et ses moments d’introspection. Mélancolie, émotion, fureur, vaillance sont bien présentes, sans que… Continue reading Diamond Recognition for Noble Renegades

News | 11 Sep 2024

The board of New York City Opera today announces the appointment of Constantine Orbelian as the organization’s new Executive Director & Music Director, succeeding General Director Michael Capasso, “We look forward to this new chapter in New York City Opera’s story,” said Roy G. Niederhoffer, Chairman of the Board, Emeritus. “We are grateful to Michael… Continue reading New York City Opera Installs Constantine Orbelian as Executive Director & Music Director