The Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall slowly filled with people waiting to see “The Threepenny Opera” and “The Old Maid & The Thief” by the CSUN Department of Music. The opera had a four-day run from ...

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 ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2024-25 season, its 70th, composed of four “classic operas” and two contemporary works not previously seen in Chicago, along with various special events and a ...

Fri, March 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM UTC “Popular music draws on opera historically, perhaps more than one may realize,” says Jen Luzzo, press director for New York City’s Metropolitan Opera House. “In fact, ...

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.

Opera Colorado is performing the Italian opera, Il Trovatore, in a concert format. The four act classic is shortened to 90-minutes, but still brings all the drama of the original. "You would think ...

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 ...

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 ...

Joseph Keckler has been called the next big thing in opera because of his voice. In fact, he’s more of a comedian and performance artist. He has performed at Lincoln Center, the Pompidou Center in ...