On Dec. 8, 2023, the highly anticipated opera The Nose, composed by Dimitri Shostakovich in 1928, made its long-awaited Chicago debut at the prestigious Harris Theatre. Based on Nikolai Gogol’s 1836 ...

This post was updated Nov. 21 at 4:35 p.m. Opera UCLA’s latest production plays to haunt the narrative. Over 70 years since its Venice premiere, Benjamin Britten’s chamber opera “The Turn of the Screw ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A blend of German music, Norse mythology and Virginia talent is coming to Norfolk later this month. Richard Wagner's "Die Walküre," or The Valkyrie, is a cornerstone of classic operas.

If there’s one thing George Smith can’t stand it’s opera done poorly. That’s why he insists on matching the right voice with the right material for performances of the Rochester Aria Group. "I think ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Puccini, meet Handy. That seemingly unlikely introduction of disparate musical giants will occur this weekend, when a new Opera ...