The theater abounds in plays and musicals with backstage settings, depicting a show-within-the-show — and the adventure of making it happen. Yet the format is comparatively rare in opera. Ariadne auf ...

2 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 3 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities All of the major principal roles demand singers of the highest caliber and HGO has ...

As they spill into the room, it’s easy to understand why these three sopranos don’t need mikes to throw their voices out over an audience during a performance. They project all the time and they’re ...

With shabby-chic sets by Erhard Rom, witty direction by Thaddeus Strassberger and sharp conducting by Timothy Long, the Wolf Trap Opera Company’s wacky new production of Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne auf ...

No doubt about it. With its production of Richard Strauss’ beguiling 1916 tragicomedy, “Ariadne auf Naxos,” Walnut Creek’s Festival Opera is back on the upswing after some financial reverses. Morgan ...

The Washington National Opera’s production of Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” is simply fabulous. Brilliantly performed and sung and sharply directed, Saturday’s opening-night performance brought ...

Beating hearts, different outlooks: Jennifer France as Zerbinetta and Natalya Romaniw as Ariadne Ravella resists connecting with the Prologue beyond Zerbinetta’s unfolding story. So there’s no ...

Nina Stemme made her Met debut in 2000 as Senta in Der Fliegende Holländer. The Swedish soprano is noted for her Wagner roles, particularly Isolde, which she has sung to great acclaim at Glyndebourne ...

SANTA FE, N.M. - At Santa Fe Opera, the summer destination for Dallas-Fort Worth opera lovers, you're virtually guaranteed to run into people you know. In my first two nights this year, I've already ...

Opera has found inspiration in ancient Greek and Roman mythology since this musical-theater art form was in its 17th-century infancy. And many operas have incorporated the slapstick characters of ...