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 ...

Performances are now underway for The Metropolitan Opera's new staging of Vincenzo Bellini’s I Puritani, marking the ...

This is a Bellini season at the Metropolitan Opera, which is both a welcome and complex proposition. The composer and his bel ...

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

The Metropolitan Opera has invited 70 influencers to help convince a younger, online audience that opera isn’t scary or even ...

The end of the year is nigh, so it’s time for the usual film critic hijinks that arrive every December. While you await my upcoming 10 best and worst list, I’ll start with my annual list of 10 great ...

The San Francisco Opera Center's Adler Fellows closed out the fall arts season with "The Future Is Now," a concert showcasing the program's breadth of emerging talent. But even amid the strong ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Moon River Opera is performing “Drunk Opera: Pirates of Penzance” this weekend, mixing the classic opera with alcohol as part of their mission to make opera accessible and ...

LOGAN – It’s safe to say that the Opera Theatre at Utah State University has a “thing” for musicals about Russia. The little-known show that opened in that unusual venue on Nov. 14 is a wild ride, ...

“If music be the food of love, play on.” The curtain rises on William Shakespeare‘s beloved Twelfth Night, reimagined by director and Tony nominee Saheem Ali (Buena Vista Social Club) in a vibrant ...

Anita Hartig as Donna Elvira and Kyle Ketelsen in the title role of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera The monotonous Ivo van Hove staging remains the same, ...

The Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity tells the romantic misadventures of twins Sebastian and Viola after they survive a shipwreck, including revenge plots and tricks of love. GREAT ...