Anton Rubinstein’s 1871 opera, “Demon,” is a tried-and-true 19th-century plot with a religious twist: A fallen angel seeks redemption through a woman’s love. In Russia, it was the most popular opera ...

It was a year for outstanding individual performances, especially from relative newcomers, and at least three flawless ...

We're starting off with 10 soap opera newcomers who showed up and showed out all year long on sudsers like General Hospital , ...

At the end of June, opera music will echo through the Colorado Foothills as Central City Opera starts its 2025 Festival. Central City Opera was founded in 1932, making it the fifth oldest professional ...

On January 2, 1958, a minor official at the Rome Opera House bore the thankless task of announcing bad news to the audience: Maria Callas had left the building. The legendary soprano, stricken by ...

The Houston Symphony will kick off its season this weekend with a scorcher: "Valčuha Conducts Stravinsky's Firebird." While Stravinksy's piece might be the headliner, it is guest soprano Angel Blue ...

Carmen — and Carmen — blew into town in late September, with all her seductive cunning and mellifluous melodic charms. The tragic anti-heroine of the ever-popular opera by Georges Bizet, boldly ...

The Kennedy Center premieres a new ending for one of the world's most famous operas on Saturday in Washington, D.C. The opera is Turandot, and its ending has always been, shall we say, problematic.

“People’s reaction to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic. They either love it or they hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they don’t, they may learn to appreciate it, ...

As he prepares to start his 43rd year as artistic director of the Sarasota Opera, Victor DeRenzi said he is working toward the same goals now that he had at the start of his long tenure. “My goal is ...

Blaming the president is a popular pastime these days, but one of America’s cultural leaders has come up with something really novel in the genre. “Metropolitan Opera season attendance dropped ...

HOW MUCH: $22-$105 general admission; $15 students/under 30; $5 to qualified low-income New Mexico residents through the Opera for All initiative; at operasouthwest.org, 505-724-4771 One of the most ...