Photo by Christine BrandeSo you want a gateway opera—somethingwith a plot thick enough to keep your head up during the shrieking and no female Wagnerians in pointed bras vaulting up and down the scale ...

Ah, the opera. Ladies in magnificently bedazzled gowns. Men in top hats and tails. A scene straight from Wharton's "Age of Innocence." You're curious about the opera, but afraid it's too rich for your ...

One of the few positives that has come out of the pandemic is that there has never been more opportunity to experience something new. Theatre, ballet and opera companies have quickly realised that ...

Opera’s grandness is one of its best qualities — and also one of its most intimidating. The stage is crowded with singers, props, fabulous costumes and scenery. A live orchestra accompanies them as ...

Over the next two months, the Dallas Opera and the Fort Worth Opera will present a combined total of six operas with some 20-plus performances. From classic Italian masterpieces to modern American ...

For the uninitiated, an evening at the opera may sound more like a chore than a fun-filled night of entertainment. But opera has a rich, centuries-old history and can be a culturally rewarding ...

Baritone Neil Reimer and soprano Amy Skeggles named their cat Despina, after a character in Mozart's opera Così fan tutte.Darren Stone, Times Colonist The land of limbo - that space between intensive ...