Opera director Yuval Sharon has said that Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” is the hardest work in the traditional repertoire to ...

Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Opera opened “La Sonnambula.” Now, it is offering another bel canto classic: “La Fille du Régiment.” By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim Her career spanned decades, ...

Among the highlights are the world premiere of an adaptation of “Lincoln in the Bardo,” and classics like “Macbeth” and “Jenufa.” Kaija Saariaho’s “Innocence” was celebrated at its premiere. After her ...

Opera as bloodsport? Well, not exactly, but most ambitious young opera singers will spend much of their twenties vying for cash in singing competitions worldwide. The Metropolitan Opera Eric and ...

A scene from Act 1 of Wagner's 'Lohengrin' in the Francois Girard production at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Marty Sohl / MetOpera NEW YORK — Everything’s big in Texas, goes the cliché. But ...