STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Was it the music of Rossini, Puccini or Bellini that grabbed the attention of “Italian Idol” judges?

I am often dismayed by directors' attempts to do something original, changing the time, place and even the plot of operas in ...

As usual, the gala concert of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation started off with an interloper from the golden age of opera ...

At 37, Lise Davidsen is among the most in-demand sopranos in the world, and she’s only just stepping into the roles that will ...

I must admit that the Met’s current revival of IL TROVATORE--with RIGOLETTO and TRAVIATA, considered the great creations of ...

The Ring Cycle is a massive undertaking, one that requires an opera company with a built-in infrastructure to do it.

A great evening of opera from ENO at the Coliseum, with an exceptional ensemble cast. This is a fine return for this ...

Jonathan Miller's Mafia adaptation of Verdi is still classy and crowd-pleasing four decades later - but for all its handsome ...

This current stretch of the Metropolitan Opera’s season is all meat and potatoes, dense with revivals of Puccini and Verdi— ...