In the mid-1600s, opera transformed from a show exclusive for royalty to entertainment for the masses. Soon, lavish productions, special effects, and creative risks became the norm. Venice’s La Fenice ...

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Once again and as always, the dance albums released in 2025 served as a reminder of the genre’s vastness. But while on the surface bass might not have much to do with house whic ...

In what figures to be a score for refined palates, the famous 1976 wine tasting in which California selections stunningly triumphed over older French vineyards will be portrayed in the opera “The ...

Opera-Judgment of Paris Composer Jake Heggie appears in San Francisco on Aug. 12, 2025. (James Niebuhr via AP) (James Niebuhr/AP) In what figures to be a score for refined palettes, the famous 1976 ...