Transplanting a tale of ancient Egypt to a modern-day military dictatorship is a difficult and rather dubious task, but ...

If theater-goers are left to wonder whether Iago hates Otello because he is a racist or because he was skipped for promotion, opera patrons are rewarded with his aria.

Verdi’s Nabucco, and especially its chorus Va’, Pensiero, has been long associated with Risorgimento and is still today a ...

Pascu’s fantastic performance masterfully kept guests on the edge of these said seats and was equally rich with such small ...

When San Francisco Opera opens its 2025-26 season on Sept. 5 with Verdi’s masterpiece “Rigoletto,” it will represent the ...

The issue of cultural appropriation remains a hot topic in opera. Is it still PC to have Puccini’s Madama Butterfly set in Japan or his Turandot in China? And what is to be done with Verdi’s Aida, a ...

“La Traviata”: Armenian soprano Mané Galoyan will be featured as Violetta, the tragic heroine of this Verdi opera, Nov. 8-16. Tenor Long Long, last seen in Atlanta Opera’s “La Bohème” in 2024, sings ...

Vancouver Opera is gearing up for a powerhouse 2025/2026 season featuring three of the most celebrated works in the operatic canon. The upcoming lineup promises a mix of drama, comedy, and romance, ...

Verdi was a fervent supporter of the Risorgimento, the reorganisation of the numerous small Italian states into one country. The theme of resurgent nationalism in his early operas, the frequent ...