Most opera companies have no compunction about delving into the lighter world of operetta. And why should they? The operetta repertoire abounds in splendid mixes of music and words to complement ...

The University of Wyoming Opera Theatre will present a semi-staged production of Johann Strauss II’s comic operetta “Die Fledermaus” Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan ...

Having gone on an unscheduled rant about opera and higher education let us return to the performance of Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief by Point Loma Opera Theatre. Director, Jordan ...

Operetta is a type of opera where the audience is invited to a lovely mixture of romantic sentiments, comedy and parodies of serious operas. Abundant in exquisite music and a good dosage of dialogue, ...

Rupert Christiansen was the opera critic and arts features writer for The Telegraph between 1995 and 2020. He is the author of several books of cultural history including Romantic Affinities, Paris ...

OSWEGO, N.Y. — During World War II, nearly 1,000 Jewish refugees who had escaped the Holocaust were brought to the United States and given safe haven at an Army post in Upstate New York. Fearing that ...

It is one of the very rare occasions when a Western opera gem has been translated into Arabic and performed on a Cairo stage. On four evenings, 22, 23, 25 and 26 February, 'The Merry Widow,' an ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Dmitri Shostakovich isn’t the first name that springs to mind when the ...

Doting papas and mamas who wish to mold their brat in tune to their hearts’ desire would want to make of the young teener a cultured gentleman-in-progress who can listen to classical music with ...

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