Think, as Jonathan Dean does, of opera as a tripod, with each leg vital to the success of the production. Lose one, and the opera topples. There’s opera as a visual experience. Send in the set, ...

Opera is a spectacle that can be glorious and delightful or a painful bore depending on how you approach it and how much background you have to appreciate it. Larry Mantle talks with opera and music ...

My copy of 'A History of Opera' second edition. Highly recommended for any reader. When Classical 101 host Christopher Purdy hands you a book about opera from his personal shelf, it's probably best to ...

To be honest, I don’t understand opera and I can’t relate to it. This is why I am really happy to see that the Virginia Opera (VO) is doing something to bring opera to new audiences and generations.

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Sarasota, FL - For the second year in a row, ...

A century or two ago, opera was all the rage. People would flock to the opera houses to hear new music and see the novel productions. They would sing the arias in the streets and review the operas in ...

THE lady was suffering from a broken heart, and her doctor knew just what to prescribe: opera. He ordered an alcove constructed in her bedchamber, and there artists nightly performed excerpts from the ...

For the last two weeks Charleston has been hosting the annual Spoleto USA performing arts festival. The centerpiece of this year’s festival is the world premiere of an opera called “Omar.” "Omar" is ...