In 1934, John Christie launched an institution of English musical life with Fritz Busch and Carl Ebert: The Glyndebourne Festival. Since 1951, the Festival has staged four productions of Mozart’s ...

It’s a strange tale for those of us who grew up in the era of high modernism, but contemporary opera has become popular with audiences. Not the dense, uncompromising works, mind you: Harrison ...

From Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Great Performances pays tribute to Wynette’s musical legacy. Subscribe to the Great Performances newsletter to keep up with the latest full episodes to stream, ...

It is difficult to adequately describe the stunning imagery that designer Karl-Ernst Herrmann has put on display with his vivid sets, costumes, and lights (for all I know, he designed the program and ...

Jordan Donica (The Phantom) & Beatrice Penny-Touré (Christine Daaé). Photo by Johan Persson. The company of Phantom Of The Opera. Photo by Johan Persson. Sierra Boggess (Carlotta). Photo by Johan ...

True, it's not easy both observing and working against the formalities of opera seria, that frozen foundry for the manufacture of musical gods and heroes, as the 24-year-old Mozart slowly but surely ...

Kicking off its spring tour at Hackney Empire – that time-capsule music-hall that makes a gorgeous opera-house – English Touring Opera delivered on both fronts. A quartet of principals sang with ...

Live at the Met, the Metropolitan Opera's award-winning series of live, high definition (HD) opera transmissions to theaters around the world, continues its 2016-17 season at the 1891 Fredonia Opera ...