Tickets are on sale for LSU Opera's Turner-Fischer Center's production of "Cendrillon," composer Jules Massenet's version of "Cinderella" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, in ...

Even the most idealistic lovers often have to overcome a few hurdles — and sometimes, they don't succeed. From the idyllic surroundings of Glimmerglass Opera, in upstate New York (a perfect place for ...

Performance Dates: Oct. 21-24, 2015, previews held on Oct. 17 and 20. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: $15 (with discounts for senior citizens, BYU ...

But one hundred years later, producers still scoff at Jules Massenet’s work Not that Massenet is forgotten. Opera singers revive his work because they find his music fun to sing. Unlike a Puccini ...

Placido Domingo plays the role of Cenobite monk Athanael in the opera, which is showing now through June 7. By Jordan Riefe Thais Production Still - P 2014 “Athanael is one of the special roles for ...

Since its founding in 2013 on the ashes of defunct Opera Boston, no-frills Odyssey Opera has set out to explore the darker corners of the operatic repertoire, dusting off lesser-known works by major ...

Joshua Collier, founder and artistic director of Barn Opera, isn’t happy with how many productions of Jules Massenet’s opera “Werther” reduce the characters and plot to black and white. “Lazy ...

Type the words "music and suicide" into an internet search engine and you'll quickly find any number of theories about the types of music most likely to encourage suicidal tendencies — ranging from ...

A white stag appeared in the chateau moat. For fear of startling him, yet desperately wanting to take a photo, I slowly reached for my phone—when all of a sudden the stag looked directly at me, slowly ...

Massenet, a respected and popular Parisian composer, wrote some 25 light and popular operas which had great public appeal at the time. His works are characterised by their sensuous and charming ...

This production of Jules Massenet’s Werther, directed by John Doyle, delivers a satisfying serving of full-on Romanticism, cooked to perfection thanks to superb singing and excellent playing by the ...