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Circe and Muse No Longer: A New Opera Reconsiders Alma Mahler

“Alma,” premiering this week at the Vienna Volksoper, views its often-vilified protagonist through a feminist lens: as a thwarted composer and mother.

By Valeriya Safronova

Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (Empac) Opera Opera Saratoga Skovira, Katherine Steidl, Mark (Librettist) The Other Side of Silence (Opera) Whalen, Robert

Can a Synthetic Voice Be Taught to Sing Opera?

“The Other Side of Silence,” a new work in development, is experimenting with giving operatic voice to a text-to-speech synthesizer.

By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

Blue, Angel Colker, Deborah Garcia Lorca, Federico Golijov, Osvaldo Harth-Bedoya, Miguel Hwang, David Henry Mack, Daniela Metropolitan Opera Opera Tejada, Alfredo Villalon, Elena

Review: ‘Ainadamar’ Fills the Met Opera Stage With Flamenco

Osvaldo Golijov and David Henry Hwang’s opera, inspired by the life of Federico García Lorca, arrived at the Met with a dizzying blend of styles.

By Joshua Barone

Classical Music Dallas Symphony Orchestra Der Ring des Nibelungen (Opera) Luisi, Fabio Opera Wagner, Richard

With a ‘Ring,’ the Dallas Symphony Becomes a Wagner Destination

Fabio Luisi, a seasoned “Ring” conductor, will lead Wagner’s four-opera epic over a week in concert, breaking new ground for American orchestras.

By Scott Cantrell