Poor Jules Massenet. How could the most successful French opera composer of his generation fall so far out of fashion? Perhaps the new 23-CD box set of Massenet's music, marking the 100th anniversary ...

Director Katherine M. Carter and mezzo soprano Lisa Chavez are working from a mostly blank slate toward the opening of Jules Massenet’s rarely seen “Thérèse” for Sarasota Opera. Because it hasn’t been ...

Long before Cinderella wore toe shoes in Prokofiev's ballet, waltzed in Disney's cartoon and warbled in Rodgers and Hammerstein's television musical, the maid-turned-princess went operatic. Rossini's ...

Symphony Sundays aims to share some of the greatest recent performances given by our indoor ensembles. Our first post features the Purdue Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Professor Adam Bodony, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. If Reprise Theatre Company can dust off the musty 1965 musical “Man of ...

Even the most idealistic lovers often have to overcome a few hurdles — and sometimes, they don't succeed. From the idyllic surroundings of Glimmerglass Opera, in upstate New York (a perfect place for ...

The fall season is about to begin and the event operagoers have come to anticipate most eagerly is the annual concert opera presented by Odyssey Opera. Music director Gil Rose’s idea is to begin with ...

Next weekend, a star-studded cast takes the stage in Steinmetz Hall as Opera Orlando presents Massenet's Cendrillon, a sumptuous French retelling of the classic Cinderella story. Soprano Lindsay Ohse ...

Type the words "music and suicide" into an internet search engine and you'll quickly find any number of theories about the types of music most likely to encourage suicidal tendencies — ranging from ...