In ‘Festen,’ a Nightmare Birthday Becomes an Opera
The composer who put Anna Nicole Smith’s life onstage has a new piece: an adaptation of a cult movie about child abuse.
A newbie's guide for going to the opera
Opera aficionados recommend listening to clips of the opera online via YouTube, Spotify or other sites beforehand.
'The Phantom of the Opera,' 100 this year, is feted with art exhibit
When "The Phantom of the Opera" premiered, 100 years ago, the term "horror film" didn't exist. "Spook melodrama," it was ...
LA Opera drops Missy Mazzoli’s ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ which will premiere at New York’s Met
The Los Angeles Opera dropped a contemplated world premiere for the second straight season in a cost-cutting move, and Missy ...
New opera based on Syracuse University professor’s novel to premiere in NY
The Associated Press reports “Lincoln in the Bardo,” adapted from George Saunders' Man Booker Prize-winning book, will open ...
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Heartbeat Opera’s ‘Salome’ Dares Us to Look
Director Elizabeth Dinkova flips the script on Salome by ensuring that the audience sees more of the male body than the ...
National Opera House recognized by City of Pittsburgh
On a whim 25 years ago, Guyana native Jonnet Solomon purchased the building that once housed the National Negro Opera Company ...
Russian Strike on Odesa's Historic Center Damages Opera House, Famous Hotel
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Odesa's grand opera house and the five-star Hotel Bristol, a landmark constructed ...
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Multi-Talented Harry Connick Jr. Celebrates Cole Porter At Met Opera
The multi-talented Harry Connick Jr. will celebrate the music of Cole Porter at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York this week. Connick’s seven performances—from January 29 through ...