Once you get over the shock that Shakespeare’s immortal masterpiece has been turned into a stereotypical Italian opera of the early 19th century, where minor character Rodrigo, now in love with ...

Terrance McKnight: This is Every Voice with Terrance McKnight. It’s a new podcast from WQXR that interrogates the culture of our classical music scene and we look at ways to make it beautiful for all ...

The Lyric Opera has a gorgeous auditorium—but I also had a really, really good seat. Ninth row, orchestra seating. You could hear and see everything, and there was a lot to see. The Lyric does this ...

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Opera companies worldwide revere Giuseppe Verdi's adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Othello." Yet they rarely perform it. The story of a war hero tricked into thinking his wife is unfaithful, ...

At Grange Park Opera, the great Simon Keenlyside (pictured below) threatened at several points to overwhelm David Alden’s new production: a dominance rubbed in by his silent, watchful presence at the ...

This revival of Elijah Moshinsky’s 1987 production of Verdi’s penultimate opera proves one highly interesting point: that it is not necessary for the acting or singing styles of the main protagonists ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Otello comes to Den Norske Opera this month. Performances will run 16 ...

OPERA lovers have waited with eager anticipation for the role debut of the highly acclaimed Jonas Kaufmann in Otello, judged to be Verdi’s most demanding tenor part. It requires a rich baritonal ...

Los Angeles Opera began last week with the Pulitzer Prize announcement that “Omar,” the acclaimed new opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, was being honored as the year's best musical ...

The star tenor played a central role at the company from the start. Since his ouster, it has worked to define itself on its own terms. Russell Thomas, right ...