And the principals are a powerful team. There are three male voices and one female – the opera notably puts tenor, baritone and bass into contention, as each wants the same girl, Donna Elvira (Nadine ...

The eyes of the opera world will be focused on Chicago this season. Both the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Chicago Opera Theater are unveiling world-premiere operas that have great potential to expand ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Verdi can be played on original instruments, too. While historically informed performances of Baroque music are not surprising, Will Crutchfield and Teatro Nuovo are using period ...

Just in time to round out the anniversary year of Verdi's death is "The Tenor Arias," Placido Domingo's survey of the composer's distinctively muscular, heroic treatment of the high male voice.

Glamorous opening nights came with “Macbeth,” “Falstaff” and “Otello” — as well as a new version of “Julius Caesar.” By Larry Wolff “Ah, Shakespeare, Shakespeare!” exclaimed Giuseppe Verdi in 1872.

The Verdi year is over; long live Verdi. On Tuesday night, I appeared on a panel moderated by the composer Joel Friedman, together with Saul Lilienstein, the eminent musicologist and conductor, ...

To many of America’s major music makers, festivals are the time for summer reruns. Most of this year’s programming, at such places as Tanglewood, Saratoga and Ravinia, bears out the thesis: safe, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Verdi can be played on original instruments, too. While historically informed performances of Baroque music are not surprising, Will Crutchfield and Teatro Nuovo are using period ...