The earliest documentation of a New Orleans opera performance was in 1796, the opera “Sylvain,” by Andre Gretry.

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The album recording of “Intelligence,” which premiered in 2023, is nominated for best opera recording. It’s also the first ...

In the mid-1600s, opera transformed from a show exclusive for royalty to entertainment for the masses. Soon, lavish productions, special effects, and creative risks became the norm. Venice’s La Fenice ...

The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens.

From a Pops-backed "Illmatic" to the arrival of opera at W71, the year's biggest moments in music captivated Berkshire County ...

From boos to vegetables, opera stars have had to put up with all sorts being aimed in their direction over the centuries ...

Not long ago, I was sitting in a café in midtown Manhattan with Beth Morrisson, president and creative producer of Beth Morrison Projects (BMP). BMP has been pushing the boundaries of traditional ...

Written in 1598 — around the same time Shakespeare completed Romeo and Juliet — Tang Xianzu's The Peony Pavilion tells the ...

Two of the biggest names in classical music, several stage productions premiering, and Sarasota Orchestra concerts in this ...

The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, who died in 2023, wrote music of profoundly shadowed seriousness, and her ironically ...

Thirty-five years ago, I visited Vienna on my first backpacking trip to Europe. I have a faint memory of touring the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Naturhistorisches Museum, Schönbrunn Palace, and ...