When Claus Guth’s new Royal Opera staging of Janáček’s opera Jenůfa emerged from the delays of the lockdown in 2021, it had a mixed reception. Taking away reference to the local ...

Corinne Winters in the title role gives a heroic performance shot through with indelible pathos Corinne Winters in the title role in ‘Jenufa’ (Photo: Camilla Greenwell) No opera composer has ...

From the opening rattle of Janáček's rural mill-wheel – the xylophone used in the first production apparently imported from Czechia, such is his sense of detail – via the strings which flame around ...

When you think of the music of New Orleans, you might think of every genre but classical and opera. In a place known for its rich gumbo of musical styles and traditions, it’s easy to forget that ...

Larson's big-budget TV space opera tie it to a very specific time in history. The show's wholesome family values, robot dogs, and kitschy, "Saturday Night Fever"-esque fashions always jarred with ...

In opera the same role can transform, again and again, with each new interpreter, even over the lifetime of one singer. It’s a reason to keep coming back. At the Metropolitan Opera this season ...

As Angelina Jolie returns to the big screen in a new biopic, we delve into the life of opera star Maria Callas – and how she earned her diva reputation However, it’s not Callas’ love life that made ...

It invokes the last days of Maria Callas, “La Divina” of opera, as played by Angelina Jolie. She was striking in her beauty and formidable on stage, able to command her passions like a ...

Who would blame the opera singer for turning inward as the voice began to crispen with age? “I took liberties all my life,” this version says. “And the world took liberties with me.” ...

He is based in Munich. Otto Schenk, the prolific Austrian director whose lavishly traditional productions for the Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna State Opera thrilled generations of music lovers ...

On Jan. 9, Bryn Terfel is set to return to the Met after 13 years in “Tosca.” The bass-baritone will sing his final Scarpia performances according to the New York Times. The bass-baritone, who is now ...