Maximalist design, gorgeous music and grim reality come together in a smart, seductive and spectacular production from Opera Australia Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Opera’s most ...

Few opening notes in opera are more famous than those in “Carmen.” The theme, which repeats as a bullfighters procession, invites spectators into the topsy turvy world of Carmen’s fatal allure. On ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by During a break at the Royal Opera House, Aigul Akhmetshina discussed her action-packed career, “Carmen” and her mission to spread her love of opera.