James Conlon will conduct that classic as well as productions of ‘Falstaff' and ‘The Magic Flute' as he concludes his 20-year ...

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

Sarasota Opera opens a new season with the double bill of one acts ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ and ‘Pagliacci’ to launch its 66th season.

Italian tenor Riccardo Massi has rapidly achieved international recognition as one of the most exciting and accomplished ...

It’s one that Sarasota audiences soon will have the pleasure of pondering. The character shows up in two operas — “The Barber ...

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 ...

Verdi, on the other hand — his beard was an ungroomed mess.

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 ...

Verdi's "Aida" also has long faced criticism of Orientalism ... "When you look at the history of Grand Opera, you see a lot of operas that are set in exotic locales," he said, citing "Aida" along with ...

“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 ...

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