Among the many risks taken by Opera Philadelphia over the past two years, none has been greater than the current production of Mitridate, re di Ponto — the quirk of it all being that such a risk is ...
The operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) are dramas for today. They seem uncannily topical, treating human relationships with a subtlety and ambiguity that binds them to the present. Yet it ...
Brenda Rae was driving with her husband and children from their home in Minneapolis to visit her father in Appleton, ...
Opera Philadelphia opens with Mozart's first opera, while chamber ensembles, vocal recitals, and a world premiere fill the ...
Mozart wrote his first opera at 12, and went on to pen 22 in the course of his life This summer there’s a rare opportunity to see Mozart’s La finta giardiniera fully staged in a new Glyndebourne ...
Genesis Opera Theatre recently announced its upcoming production of Mozart’s timeless opera “The Magic Flute,” set to captivate audiences from Sept. 6-8 at STAR Repertory Theatre in Escondido. “The ...
An ongoing controversy in opera production today is the question of “creator’s intentions,” that is, how a composer might have expected his work to look and sound upon the stage. The fact that these ...
The Beijing Music Festival will mark Mozart's 270th anniversary with a residency by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and ...