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This post was updated Nov. 6 at 10:34 p.m. “Rodrigo” marries elements of past and present pop culture into a spectacle of virtuosity and ambition. On the surface, the 1707 opera “Rodrigo” – written by ...

“Don Giovanni” is undoubtedly one of the most loved, feared, and praised works in the operatic repertoire. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with an Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, it ...

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There’s the rip-roaring operetta and the cutting-edge world premiere. The baroque masterpiece and one of the genre’s all-time fan favorites. The rarely heard story dusted off from the bookshelf of ...

Symbols abounded around the New York premiere of Huang Ruo’s opera “An American Soldier” (2018) on Sunday. Its venue, the recently opened Perelman Performing Arts Center, is just blocks from Chinatown ...

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For some classical music lovers, nothing can compare to a well-executed baroque opera, with the machine of the orchestra clicking along and the singers filigreeing their da capo ornaments on top. It’s ...

Centuries after the era of its birth, baroque music remains pretty popular through the works of composers like Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. But baroque operas? Less so. Even big opera companies don’t ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Historic origins of music are mysterious, so often clouded by myriad influences. In the case of the zarabanda dance, ethnic appropriation spans continents. The indigenous music that ...

Sarasota Opera’s production of “Dido and Aeneas,” which opened Sunday, is one to relish as it lingers in your memory. Baroque opera in live performance is rare these days, and one presented with such ...