The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra is making a fresh case for Douglas Moore’s “Giants in the Earth,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning but long obscure opera.
Category: Opera
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Komische Oper Berlin Turns ‘Don Giovanni’ Into a Requiem
In Berlin, the director Kirill Serebrennikov’s new production dispenses with the opera’s final sextet and leads directly into Mozart’s Requiem.
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The Uncertain Future of South Carolina’s “Porgy and Bess” House
When George Gershwin visited a cottage in Folly Beach, S.C., in 1934, “Porgy and Bess” came to life. But will it remain a historic artifact or become just another beach house?
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Strauss’s ‘Salome’ Gets a New Staging at the Metropolitan Opera
In his company debut, the director Claus Guth takes a psychological approach, surrounding the title character with six versions of her younger self.
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A Little-Known Corner of Ireland Beckons
Flanked by the Knockmealdown Mountains to the north and blown by fresh ocean breezes, the Blackwater Valley is rich in history, culture and natural beauty.
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For His Met Opera Debut, a Director Takes On ‘Salome’
The renowned German director Claus Guth is staging Strauss’s breakthrough opera with a focus on themes of trauma and abuse.
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Review: As New York’s Opera Scene Empties, Another Rises Upstate
R.B. Schlather’s vibrant staging of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare,” playing in the Hudson Valley, is a bright spot in a bleak landscape for Baroque work.
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At Houston Grand Opera, ‘This Is a Good Time’
Driven by creative leadership and generous donors, the company, long a beacon of innovation, is bucking trends in the field.
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Mozart’s ‘Figaro’ and ‘Magic Flute’ at the Metropolitan Opera
Joana Mallwitz is in calm, stylish command making her debut with Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” running in repertory with “The Magic Flute.”
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In Hudson, N.Y., Even the Opera Is Locavore
At Hudson Hall, the director R.B. Schlather leans on artists and musicians from the community. The results have made for better opera.
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‘Khovanshchina’ Is Finished in Time to Be Newly Resonant
Mussorgsky’s “Khovanshchina” has been added onto by Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky and Shostakovich. Now, another composer gets to have his say.
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More European Opera Houses Welcome Back Anna Netrebko
The star soprano, who lost work after Russia invaded Ukraine because of her past support of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, will return to the stage in Zurich and London.