Some of the most famous operas will be performed, including one with a brand-new production designed right here in Kansas ...

Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida,” set in ancient Egypt, has a reputation for being the grandest of grand operas. How grand, you ask? Well, some productions feature a parade of live elephants. Historians debate ...

It didn't take much convincing for Linus Lerner to get nearly 30 musicians from his Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra to join him in Colombia last summer to perform Verdi's grand opera "Aida." "They ...

“Monster’s Paradise,” by Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek, attempts an operatic response to current events and politics. Is that possible? By Joshua Barone Reporting from Hamburg, Germany The most ...

There are strong performances and much to admire in Dai Fujikura and Harry Ross’s opera about the Japanese artist, but it feels strangely inert ‘I might become the art myself,” sings the artist ...

MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — As the world's best athletes compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, the host country is showcasing another cultural treasure: its renowned opera tradition ...

He survived a stroke, a lightning strike, a fire – and created one of the world’s most recognisable images. Now the Japanese artist’s ‘wild, fascinating’ life has inspired an opera Opera has inspired ...

As the saying goes, “Italians are born actors.” But Italians have no monopoly on this talent. In a review of an opera ...