The San Francisco Bay Area is a hotbed of culture, and is no stranger to the art of opera. With several long-standing opera companies, Bay Area residents and visitors alike have numerous spots to ...

It was a year for outstanding individual performances, especially from relative newcomers, and at least three flawless ...

Watching a "top-notch" opera is a "unique thrill", said Nicholas Kenyon in The Telegraph. The "unforgettable mix of words, music, action and spectacle" can be spellbinding. And, despite intense ...

From the meteoric rise of Russian soprano Anna Netrebko to performance-packed festivals that sell out months in advance, opera is having its 21st century moment. There’s the growing popularity of live ...

Dead Man Walking. performed by English National Opera, with Michael Mayes as Joseph De Rocher and Christine Rice as Sister Helen - Alastair Muir Opera flourishes: in spite of all the financial ...

Our critic selects the hottest tickets in London and beyond – from Bryn Terfel as Boris Godunov to Anna Netrebko in Turandot ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Standouts included the soprano Lise Davidsen and the Berlin Philharmonic, a new opera by Missy Mazzoli and bits of old ones by Schubert. By Zachary ...

A few weeks ago we did the best second-best symphonies. This week we’re going to do the best second-best operas. For the sake of argument, a composer’s second-best opera is any opera that isn’t his ...