Director Brenna Corner brings a new production of Verdi’s classic, starring soprano Ewa Płonka and baritone Étienne Dupuis.

The program book included an essay from BLO artistic associate and theatrical director Anne Bogart: a stripped-down “Aida,” ...

The Houston Grand Opera opened its 2024-25 season on Friday ... The place is still Spain, but set designer Charlie Corcoran’s evocatively gritty cityscape could pass for Houston itself with ...

Because of an overloaded schedule, I caught the final dress rehearsal of Opera Orlando ... s scenic design pop. Without stage lighting, it’s a very handsome marble-like set, looking all ...

it’s no surprise that the ENO are staging a 14th revival of Jonathan Miller’s hit 1982 ‘Mafia’ production of Giuseppe Verdi’s ...

Sunday was a special day for bass Morris Robinson, who marked the 25 th anniversary of his BLO debut (also in Aida ), with a ...

So wrote Giuseppe Verdi in a letter the day after the premiere performance ... removing any chance of presenting a credible telling of story. As did the fact that set and costume designer Hildegard ...

The efforts to inject fun and laughter into the opera that is defined as a “commedia lirica e giocosa” fell flat. Yes, it was amusing in parts, but it was insufficient to carry the drama. Ricci was ...

A Circus Requiem is a powerful encounter between classical music and contemporary circus. In collaboration with the Oslo Philharmonic, we present a staged version of Giuseppe Verdi's majestic Messa da ...

In his role as artistic director of the Sarasota Opera, Victor DeRenzi has conducted just about every note of music composed by Giuseppe Verdi. By the completion of the company’s 28-year Verdi ...

Sarasota Opera is world-renowned for its Verdi Cycle. Between 1989 and 2016, the company undertook an ambitious project to perform all of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s operas and other ...