Opera buffa is an ever-popular genre of the art, and more than two centuries after its composition, Rossini's Il barbière di ...

In 1775, Beaumarchais created Figaro, the Almavivas, Bartolo and the rest in his play Le Barbier de Séville at the court of ...

A Peruvian-born international star, he made a specialty of roles in operas by Donizetti, Rossini and Mozart, becoming one of ...

Between lingering cancel culture and an opera buffa administration that daily defies parody, you could be forgiven for ...

The country house opera season is upon us and – in contrast to those Arcadian days when Glyndebourne alone offered culture vultures the twin attractions of high notes and high society in a rural ...

"This House," a world premiere opera from Lynn Nottage, Ruby Aiyo Gerber, and Ricky Ian Gordon, comes to Opera Theatre of St.

From Alexandria to Seville, the classic arts scene in New York is never quiet. Here is just a sampling of some of the classic ...

FILE - Patricia Racette, appears at the San Francisco Opera House in San Francisco on June 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File) (Ben Argot, AP2006) Soprano Patricia Racette will become artistic ...

Pimpinone was conceived as a musical interlude – or intermezzo – between acts of Handel’s Tamerlano. Here, it marks the first ...

Opera glasses might conjure up images of velvet seats and chandeliers, but their usefulness extends far beyond the opera house. Whether you're watching a play in a grand old theatre, attending an open ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. I must begin this review with an apology to any opera aficionados, as I am experiencing my first classical opera after almost half a century of ...

ROME (AP) — A faded, four-story building that was once a pasta factory now houses the warehouse and bustling workshop of the Rome Opera House. The building is home to a trove of scenic backdrops ...