Replacing an afflicted Irina Lungu - who in turn had replaced, at longer notice, Diana Damrau - German soprano Mandy Fredrich stepped off a plane at 4.45pm, we were told - see her whizz through ...

Aside from the incredible music, what made me a fan of Wolfgang was the depth and breadth of vocalist Basti Artadi’s lyrics. I always thought that this was the work of a well-read, deep, and creative ...

The Atlanta Opera will close the 2025–26 season with Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General & Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun's new production of Wagner's Twilight of the Gods (“Götterdämmerung”), the fourth ...

There’s a certain neat irony at the heart of this. A female director, returning to this opera for a second season (and for ...

A leading composer and conductor of opera in Germany, Manfred Gurlitt’s Jewish ancestry led to his music being banned. Emigrating to Japan, Gurlitt became a pioneer of opera and Western classical ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s fantasy about two titans of Mexican art, arrives at the Metropolitan Opera. By ...

Leah Purcell has told the story of The Drover’s Wife across play, novel, film and now opera. Each form has extended its political and emotional reach. In opera, where the text becomes sung, breath and ...

Earlier this year, a national coalition of conservatives unveiled a new campaign to turn back the clock on same-sex marriage. In a promotional video, supporters of the “Greater Than Campaign” said ...

Disease killed 6 percent of the city's population and a fire that started on the landing destroyed 15 blocks that disastrous ...

Subversive art-pop group TISM has announced its first national headline tour in 30 years, after having caused nearly $19,000 in damage to the Sydney Opera House. Known for anarchic live shows, TISM ...

About to dive into 'The Phantom of the Opera' without the hassle? We’ve rounded up platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can choose your preferred way to watch ...

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera have inspired books, films and plays with their evocative paintings and passionate, turbulent relationship. Now, the 20th century Mexican painters are protagonists in an ...