I wrote a forty-to-fifty-page treatment, which no one ever saw, of how the opera would unfold. And then I got that down to fifteen pages, which the composer saw, and then ten pages, which the ...

WPI professor Lucy Caplan explores how Black artists helped transform opera in new book "Dreaming in Ensemble." ...

In 1968, Ellen Holly became the first Black lead on a soap ("One Life to Live") while the true breakthrough roles had to wait ...

OPERA America has revealed the eight recipients of the 2025 Discovery Grants from its Opera Grants for Women Composers ...

For some who attended the Feb. 7, 1985, world premiere of the film “Witness” at what was then the Fulton Opera House, the ...

For some who attended the Feb. 7, 1985, world premiere of the film “Witness” at what was then the Fulton Opera House, the ...

In her heyday, Lina Cavalieri was heralded as the most beautiful woman in the world - a superstar of the Belle Epoque whose ...

One of the busiest stage directors in Europe is fully arriving, at last, with “The Threepenny Opera” this spring.

Mala Emde plays Vera Brandes, the 18-year-old music promoter without whom Keith Jarrett's celebrated piano recording, ‘The ...

Grown-Up Play Date: Ballers & Ballgowns: 7 p.m. March 1 at Akron Children’s Museum, 51 W. State St. Live music by Twin B Project, food by Blue Heron Events & Catering, silent disco, casino games and ...

Williams Opera Workshop’s production of "Faust" showcases emerging artists as they discover their voices, blending passion, ...