Long before Cinderella wore toe shoes in Prokofiev's ballet, waltzed in Disney's cartoon and warbled in Rodgers and Hammerstein's television musical, the maid-turned-princess went operatic. Rossini's ...

There is something to be said for opening with a major statement. For its third year in a row, Odyssey Opera has helped jump-start the fall classical season with an opera of vast proportions. First ...

The fall season is about to begin and the event operagoers have come to anticipate most eagerly is the annual concert opera presented by Odyssey Opera. Music director Gil Rose’s idea is to begin with ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. If Reprise Theatre Company can dust off the musty 1965 musical “Man of ...

Type the words "music and suicide" into an internet search engine and you'll quickly find any number of theories about the types of music most likely to encourage suicidal tendencies — ranging from ...

San Francisco Opera presents six performances of Jules Massenet's Manon at the War Memorial Opera House November 4-22. One of the composer's most enduring and sensuous works, Manon returns to the ...

Even the most idealistic lovers often have to overcome a few hurdles — and sometimes, they don't succeed. From the idyllic surroundings of Glimmerglass Opera, in upstate New York (a perfect place for ...

For more than nine decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...