Also: the psychodramas of Father John Misty, a humble “Henry IV,” the return of the Flamenco Festival, and more.

Most opera fans aren’t exactly awed by the beauty of the broadcast version, but the practice is still worthwhile, ...

Samuel MarinoAustralian Brandenburg OrchestraCity Recital Hall, February 18Reviewed by PETER McCALLUM★★★With flamboyance, vocal agility and his unusually high vocal range for a male singer, Venezuelan ...

Soprano Renée Fleming will make her directing debut in Mozart's "Così fan tutte" at the Aspen Festival with three ...

If you seek an introduction to opera, people often suggest Mozart’s last one, “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute,” 1791).

Seattle Opera will present a "Magic Flute" that mixes live performance with projected animations, turning singers into living parts of a cinematic spectacle.

The IU Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marzio Conti, provided a richly expressive and stylistically informed performance, ...

One of the coolest creative choices Boulder Opera has made for this performance is it updated “Gianni Schicchi” from its original 13th-century setting and has placed it in 1950s Florence ...

In this period of 18th century France, opera was like a play with music, which means that Bologne’s score was given limited opportunities for transcending its time. Thus, his moments of excellence — ...

The opera follows a young ... "This is like the 'All My Children' of the 18th century," laughs Bovell. "I honestly hope audiences leave excited, and I hope they leave inspired to learn more." ...

The performance—a concert version with costumes but no sets—is a collaboration between Washington-based Opera Lafayette, a company devoted to rarely performed 18th- and 19th-century works, and New ...

The Stone of Madness may be set in the 18th century, a full 350 years on from Umberto Eco's masterful monastic mystery The Name of the Rose, yet the game is clearly indebted to the literary ...