For more than seven decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...

He was turned down but instead appointed director of the Philharmonic Society. Verdi was a fervent supporter of the Risorgimento, the reorganisation of the numerous small Italian states into one ...

ArtsATL's rotating, curated list of shows, concerts, exhibitions and events in Atlanta's various arts disciplines.

From aerial dance inspired by Harry Potter to jazz-infused symphony concerts, venues from Denver to Grand Junction highlight ...

No list of the world’s greatest opera singers would be complete without Luciano Pavarotti ... Hvorostovsky excelled in many virtuosic bel canto and Verdi roles, but will always be remembered as one of ...

It is just a shame that his scenario allows no place for the parallel theme of church versus state, which was so important to Verdi (see also his previous opera, Don Carlos). For this revival the ...

Giuseppe Verdi (or 'Joe Green' in English!) was an Italian composer who dominated the Italian opera scene in the late 19th Century. Verdi's first opera – 'Oberto', written in 1839 – was a big ...

Long-awaited production of “The Monkey King,” adapted by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang from the classic 16th-century ...

The Metropolitan Opera's new production of Verdi's iconic opera "Aida" starring Angel Blue as the heroine Aida, directed by ...

Dominique Meyer, the French director of Milan's opera, is due to step down in early March. He will be replaced by an Italian, as has been the case in many of the country's cultural institutions since ...

Do you love the music of Verdi? The Opéra Bastille welcomes Don Carlos, one of his masterpieces, from March 29 to April 25, 2025. A grandiose opera combining drama, love and power, staged by ...

Paul Plishka, a powerful bass with a ready smile and hearty laugh who sang 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera over ...