From its second act onward, the San Francisco Opera's new production of "La Traviata" attempts something radically new with Verdi's familiar melodrama. In this version, which opened Saturday night at ...

Anyone wandering into the War Memorial Opera House these days might be forgiven for thinking that Pamela Rosenberg had already left town. Gone, at least for the moment, are the high-concept stagings ...

A week ago the presence of a superstar singer ensured that the Royal Opera’s Simon Boccanegra was a far from routine revival. Now, Angela Gheorghiu does the same for La traviata, returning to Richard ...

As San Francisco Opera’s remarkable production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” gets under way, a gleaming 1929 automobile rolls on stage to deliver the belle of the ball. Out steps soprano Anna Netrebko. She ...

Verdi’s “La traviata” is one of the most popular operas of all time, filled with all the vital ingredients of a classic: beautiful arias, a romantic story line, a doomed heroine and a passionate hero.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Natalie Dessay needed a relief soprano at the Metropolitan Opera. After struggling through the first act of Verdi’s “La Traviata” on Saturday night, Dessay was replaced by Hei-Kyung ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Ermonela Jaho delivered a performance of rare force and intensity that brought an almost unanimous standing ovation.Credit: Steven ...

Talk of opera in Russia and you’re probably talking of Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg or the Bolshoi in Moscow. But the Tchaikovsky Perm State Opera is often described as the next in line, and the ...