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‘Moby-Dick’ Sails Confidently into the Met, and the Exhilarating Optimism of ‘Fidelio’ Arrives Just in Time

The Metropolitan Opera ended its annual winter hiatus with two productions that chronicle their protagonists' dangerous, intensely personal quests.

By Christopher Corwin

Spring Preview: Fight Doom and Gloom as Dance and Opera Speak Truth to Power

The coming season promises opera that draws on everything from Herman Melville to jazz and blues, and dance that flows from breaking to ballet.

By David Cote

Edmond Dédé’s ‘Morgiane’ Is as Musically Rich as It Is Historically Significant

This opera has plenty to captivate beyond its status as the oldest opera by a Black American composer.

By Gabrielle Ferrari

Yuval Sharon On Ten Years of The Industry and His Next Moves

By Jordan Riefe

Heartbeat Opera’s ‘Salome’ Dares Us to Look

By Gabrielle Ferrari

Michael Hersch and Shane McCrae On Co-Creating ‘and we, each’

By Gabrielle Ferrari

‘Happy Birthday, Bill!’—America’s Gift to the French Baroque Turns 80

By Christopher Corwin

Joseph Bologne’s ‘The Anonymous Lover’ Is Surprisingly Unfunny in Philadelphia

By Gabrielle Ferrari

Rich and Meditative, ‘Primero Sueño’ at the Cloisters Brings Sor Juana to Life

By Gabrielle Ferrari

Prototype, the New York Festival of Avant-Garde Opera, Turns 12

By Annie Levin

Michael Mayer’s Faux-Archaeologists Can’t Rescue His Entombed ‘Aida’ at the Met

By Christopher Corwin

Striking Set Design and Strong Singing Elevate ‘Hansel and Gretel’ at the Royal Opera House

By Frances Forbes-Carbines

St. Thomas, Trinity Church, David Geffen and Carnegie Hall: The Many Ways to Handle ‘Messiah’

By Christopher Corwin

On Family, Faith and Ensemble Work: Incandescent Soprano Angel Blue Opens Up

By Annie Levin

‘La Bohème’ at the Royal Opera House Brings 19th-Century Paris to Life in Stunning Detail

By Frances Forbes-Carbines

Asmik Grigorian’s Raw Passion Eclipsed Piotr Beczała’s Quiet Thunder at Carnegie Hall

By Gabrielle Ferrari

Celebrating Czech Music at Carnegie Hall With Dvořák’s Piano Concerto and Janáček’s ‘Glagolitic Mass’

By Gabrielle Ferrari

‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’ at the Met Is Full of Beauty and Surprises

By Gabrielle Ferrari

‘The Tales of Hoffmann’ at London’s Royal Opera House Shines Even as It Stutters

By Frances Forbes-Carbines

The Met Honors Puccini With a Scattershot Gala ‘Tosca’

By Christopher Corwin

Richard Tucker Award Winners Are Dominating New York City’s Fall Opera Season

By Christopher Corwin

Preparing Tomorrow’s Opera Stars: Joyce DiDonato Shows Us How It’s Done

By Christopher Corwin

True Events Become History and History Becomes Art in the Met’s ‘Ainadamar’

By Gabrielle Ferrari

‘The Listeners’ Offers a Chilling Take On Disillusionment and American Despair

By Gabrielle Ferrari

Opera

News About Opera

‘Moby-Dick’ Sails Confidently into the Met, and the Exhilarating Optimism of ‘Fidelio’ Arrives Just in Time

Spring Preview: Fight Doom and Gloom as Dance and Opera Speak Truth to Power

Edmond Dédé’s ‘Morgiane’ Is as Musically Rich as It Is Historically Significant

Yuval Sharon On Ten Years of The Industry and His Next Moves

Heartbeat Opera’s ‘Salome’ Dares Us to Look

Michael Hersch and Shane McCrae On Co-Creating ‘and we, each’

‘Happy Birthday, Bill!’—America’s Gift to the French Baroque Turns 80

Joseph Bologne’s ‘The Anonymous Lover’ Is Surprisingly Unfunny in Philadelphia

Rich and Meditative, ‘Primero Sueño’ at the Cloisters Brings Sor Juana to Life

Prototype, the New York Festival of Avant-Garde Opera, Turns 12

Michael Mayer’s Faux-Archaeologists Can’t Rescue His Entombed ‘Aida’ at the Met

Striking Set Design and Strong Singing Elevate ‘Hansel and Gretel’ at the Royal Opera House

St. Thomas, Trinity Church, David Geffen and Carnegie Hall: The Many Ways to Handle ‘Messiah’

On Family, Faith and Ensemble Work: Incandescent Soprano Angel Blue Opens Up

‘La Bohème’ at the Royal Opera House Brings 19th-Century Paris to Life in Stunning Detail

Asmik Grigorian’s Raw Passion Eclipsed Piotr Beczała’s Quiet Thunder at Carnegie Hall

Celebrating Czech Music at Carnegie Hall With Dvořák’s Piano Concerto and Janáček’s ‘Glagolitic Mass’

‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’ at the Met Is Full of Beauty and Surprises

‘The Tales of Hoffmann’ at London’s Royal Opera House Shines Even as It Stutters

The Met Honors Puccini With a Scattershot Gala ‘Tosca’

Richard Tucker Award Winners Are Dominating New York City’s Fall Opera Season

Preparing Tomorrow’s Opera Stars: Joyce DiDonato Shows Us How It’s Done

True Events Become History and History Becomes Art in the Met’s ‘Ainadamar’

‘The Listeners’ Offers a Chilling Take On Disillusionment and American Despair

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