For the ASO's final concert this season, the cast showcases Metropolitan Opera star soprano Angela Meade acclaimed tenor John Matthew Myers; baritone Alexander Birch Elliott and bass-baritones ...

The music gives complexity and dimension to this gritty and decadent tale. But the production has shifted the action to fascist Italy of the 1930s, setting up weird geographical and chronological ...

Independent Opera Company will continue its 2024-2025 season with "Daphne," a rarely- performed opera by German composer Richard Strauss. IOC's presentation of "Daphne" will be the Los Angeles ...

What happens when two performing troupes — one a deadly serious classical opera company and the other a lowbrow comedy outfit — suddenly find themselves sharing the same stage? That’s the premise ...

The story of Salome, the niece and stepdaughter of the biblical King Herod, and her pursuit of John the Baptist has inspired countless works, from theater productions and paintings to films and ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Leon Botstein’s American Symphony Orchestra dusts off “Guntram,” and singers unveil the beauties and flaws of a 19th-century epic fail. By Corinna da ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by What’s behind the strange emphasis on childlessness in “Die Frau ohne Schatten,” the Strauss-Hofmannsthal opera now at the Met? Look to the ancients.

The Lyric Opera of Chicago production of Richard Strauss' 'Elektra,' with soprano Nina Stemme in the title role. The same production is being presented by the Dallas Opera, but with Marjorie Owens as ...