To experience Opera Atelier's moving, authentic production of Jean-Baptiste Lully's Persée is to vault yourself into the world of the opulent 17th century, with all its extravagant charm and spectacle ...

Marshall Pynkoski, co-artistic director of Toronto's Opera Atelier, is fond of quoting Jean Cocteau on the question of style in art. In so many words, Cocteau said that style is something you aim with ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2024-25 season, its 70th, composed of four “classic operas” and two contemporary works not previously seen in Chicago, along with various special events and a ...

Calgary Opera’s new production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is the season opener for the company. This is the sixth time the company has presented the opera, the first being the first opera I ...

‘Nixon in China,’ once derided as ‘a novelty item,’ has turned out to be a modern classic Most modern operas get performed and then forgotten—but not Nixon in China. This treatment of president ...

A new Winnipeg opera company is hoping to flip your perspective and pull the curtain up on the world of opera to reveal the classical music genre to a larger audience. Judith Oatway and Dawn Bruch ...

A Spaniard with a wandering eye and a brazen attitude is getting a modern update, a new draw for opera audiences in the city. Edmonton Opera is putting a modern twist on a classic opera with its ...

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Two classic operas, a world premiere and a concert presentation of one of Puccini’s early works make up the newly announced Minnesota Opera 2025-2026 season. “We’re all telling stories about ourselves ...

For a night of classical Neapolitan music, head to the Richmond Hill Centre for Performing Arts Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. for an Evening of Opera Favourites and Classical Neapolitan Songs.

BEIJING: Peking Opera master performer Cheng Yanqiu and playwright Weng Ouhong once collaborated in the production of Suo Lin Nang, a bittersweet tale with a happy ending. The production premiered in ...