The Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall slowly filled with people waiting to see “The Threepenny Opera” and “The Old Maid & The Thief” by the CSUN Department of Music. The opera had a four-day run from ...

Discover how a play becomes a sung opera. Composer Daniela Candillari explains the process behind adapting stories like "Romeo and Juliet." ...

What changes when dialogue becomes song? Learn how orchestra, music and emotion transform plays like A Streetcar Named Desire into opera.

While playing piano in a French restaurant an opera singer and a choir suddenly joined the performance turning a simple ...

Though opera has been performed since the 17th century and offers the potential for a concert experience unlike any other, the opera scene in San Diego was struggling a decade ago. But that didn’t ...

Many people know the tale of “Cinderella” from stories, stage and film, and audiences will have the chance to see two more ...

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, PETE. WELL, THOSE IN THE METRO GATHERED AT THE COMMON SENSES FESTIVAL TO SEE. A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE. SENSORIUM X IS A NEW OPERA WHICH PAVES THE WAY FOR FUTURE ARTISTS WITH ...

QUINCY — The Muddy River Opera Company will present two performances of the classic Italian opera "La Traviata" this weekend, with director Alex Craig seeing an opportunity to change minds about opera ...

Despite the current wariness surrounding Sino-American relations, Shanghai’s Huai Ju Troupe received an unambiguously warm welcome from the audience for their second U.S. performance ever (their U.S.