"Opera for the People is an in-depth examination of a forgotten chapter in American social and cultural history: the love affair that middle-class Americans had with continental opera (translated into ...

In a work that echoes tragic stories from the daily news, the New Orleans Opera will present “Blue,” a two-act, English-language opera with an all-Black cast. Composed by Tony Award-winner Jeanine ...

John Blow composes Venus and Adonis, considered the first English-language opera, for King Charles II’s court. 1695 England’s champion of serious opera, Henry Purcell, dies at 36. The Italians will ...

After several unsuccessful attempts over the past three seasons, the New Orleans Opera Association is finally presenting Gian Carlo Menotti’s English-language opera “The Medium.” However, it won’t be ...

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Franklin Light Opera will present Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl & the Night Visitors, an English-language opera centered on a young shepherd boy who encounters three Kings following a star. Two free ...