Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck,” which premiered in the shadow of World War I, will break your heart with a score that captures the ...

Jakub Hrůša/New York Philharmonic In the middle of what was a stimulating New York Philharmonic concert with an attractive ...

A Triumphant HMS Pinafore Sets Sail at the ENO When I was at prep school in the 1960s, a series of old military buffers came ...

Few art forms are as burdened by canons as classical music and opera. That, perhaps, is why I love to be surprise ...

Classical music is strapped for cash and moral support – yet the creativity and determination in the face of that deserves ...

At long last, vindication is at hand for an Oscar-winning composer who sought to prove he was as capable of breathing life ...

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere with a Russian opera, Dmitry Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of ...

Composer Jake Heggie is set to premiere his opera “The Judgment of Paris,” inspired by the famous 1976 wine tasting where ...

Opera updated its AI-powered Neon browser today with a handful of welcome integrations and usability improvements. Here’s what’s new. Since its introduction a couple of months ago, Opera Neon has been ...

Billy Corgan teamed up with the Lyric Opera of Chicago for A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness, an opera concert series which premiered on Friday at the Civic Opera House in Chicago. At the ...

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