Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is known for bold storytelling, from reimagined classics to powerful contemporary works. But how does a spoken play transform into a fully sung opera? According to ...

For a number of years my husband and I went often to the Metropolitan Opera, in its grand house at Lincoln Center. We went by cab, and as we drew near I liked to watch the people streaming toward it.

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Dean is an Australian composer, born in 1961. For about 15 years—1984 to 2000—he played the viola in the Berlin ...

Hector Berlioz’s last opera, “Beatrice and Benedict,” has been performed since 1862 — but Seattle Opera audiences heard a world premiere of the work last weekend. How so? The Seattle Opera production ...