Back in the 18th century, it was the infamous castrati who ruled the theatrical stages of Europe.

“Do you know who that is?” a nearby woman asked a pair of children in her charge as they turned the corner in a crowded gallery at the Morgan Library in New York. Whether they peered up at the small ...

A few weeks before all four operas of Richard Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen were premiered as a complete cycle in a ...

"There is nothing in Korea you can compare to 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' except 'Toji,'" said bass-baritone Samuel Youn, ...

There have been Black composers and Black storylines in opera, but they've often failed to gain traction with performing companies and audiences. This summer, Cincinnati Opera seeks to change that.

CHINA DAILY Throughout her illustrious career, 53-year-old Shanghai native Shi Yihong has remained dedicated to the timeless ...

The Shanghai Grand Opera House has announced that its opening season, themed Born to Sing, will run from Oct. 17 this year to ...

I’m a German Romantic at heart – there’s no better music.” I found myself saying this recently after performing Robert Schumann’s song cycle Dichterliebe. It was in response to a deceptively simple ...

The permanent home of Berlin’s Komische Oper—one of the few formerly socialist institutions not just to have survived German reunification, but to have ...

The production will be inspired by the glorious rag-bag of British-style pantomime and theatrical magic from the Victorian era.

Korean tenor Baek Seok-jong says his career has been defined more by failure than success, reflecting on a musical journey ...

Opera has a way of grabbing you by the throat and refusing to let go. A single aria can distill an entire evening’s worth of drama, love, rage, or despair into four or five minutes that feel like they ...