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 ...
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 ...
This image released by Opera Philadelphia shows Soprano Brenda Rae during a dress rehearsal of the season-opening production ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music is, by operatic programming standards, the law. It pleases the people, because the people have come to know it: “The Marriage of Figaro,” “Don Giovanni” and “The Magic ...
An updated Mozart classic, set in modern-day Beverly Hills, tackles race and immigration issues. By Jordan Riefe ‘White Lotus’ and the Ultra-Luxurious Thailand Hotels That Stood in for the “Best ...
This week, Chicago’s being treated to dueling performances of Mozart by the city’s two major opera companies. For the fan of Mozart’s unfailingly beautiful music, these are two strong productions that ...