Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An early rehearsal for Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's "The Monkey King" with the Monkey puppet. (Cory Weaver/San Francisco ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Most experiments fail,” sings Maude, a character from “Mud Girl,” one of three 20-minute operas that made their world premiere ...

The Cleveland Orchestra’s recent performances of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” join concerts that fill a gap in American opera.

Opera houses are among the most impressive architectural achievements in American culture. By combining excellent acoustics with breathtaking design, these venues create settings where music and drama ...

In a tribute to the Father of American Opera, FSU alum Christopher Ray will conduct a Carlisle Floyd at 100 concert at Carnegie Hall on June 20.

When John Cage composed an opera commemorating the American bicentennial audiences walked out. Now, it's being reinterpreted ...

Northwestern Opera Theater sold out Ryan Opera Theater from Thursday to Sunday with four performances of “Proving Up,” a production based on the eponymous short story by Karen Russell (Weinberg ’03).

After 138 years, what is thought to be the earliest existing opera by a Black American composer is finally getting its world premiere. A concert opera performance of Edmond Dédé’s “Morgiane,” which is ...