At Opera Theater of St. Louis here recently, this aria came across with stunning immediacy, because Rigoletto (baritone Roland Wood) sang the words with stinging crispness and brooding power in an ...

In 1990, working in a tiny fringe theatre, I needed to earn some extra cash. Some bar work, I thought, perhaps waiting tables ...

Milan’s famed opera house is cracking down on the underdressed, even as it and other European opera companies try to attract a wider audience. By Amelia Nierenberg The Glyndebourne Festival, which ...

The English National Opera (ENO) has announced its 2023/24 main stage season. Following a difficult six months for the company beginning with the Arts Council's removal of its National Portfolio ...

After the British composer and conductor Benjamin Britten wrote two serious operas in the form of Peter Grimes and The Rape of Lucretia, he decided to turn his hand to comedy. The result was Albert ...

English Touring Opera has announced its Spring 2025 season, exploring music inspired by the works of William Shakespeare. Featuring a new production of Bellini’s The Capulets and the Montagues, the ...