Once on the opera stage, Horne thrived, on one occasion receiving a seven-minute applause mid-act at La Scala, and also sang at the 1993 presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton. Farinelli was the ...

Say the word "sci-fi" and most people think outer space. It's ironic then, that so few movies set in space are actually made.

Here is a selection of 10 top-notch operas ancient and modern for all tastes, by 10 outstanding composers, from Rameau and Mozart in the 18th century to Britten and Weill in the 20th century, with a ...

Can the art of opera ever escape the suffocating grip of its magnificent past? Judging from the striking array of contemporary works that reached American stages in the past year, we might be ...

At a time when Wagner seems ever more potent (with the Royal Opera continuing its Ring cycle and Grange Park Opera planning one for 2026-30), Glyndebourne’s new production matches their ...