From Bizet's Carmen to Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, French composers have made an indelible mark on the history of opera. This week on The Opera Show, hear some of the greatest French operatic ...

Opera is full of human stories of love, heartbreak and deceit, paired with extravagant scores and lavish stage productions. Which operas should you start with? These five are the most performed operas ...

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.

Opera’s 60th anniversary season in 2027 continues the State premier opera company’s longstanding tradition of sharing stories, using the human voice to speak directly to the heart.

Insurrection: A Work in Progress by Peter Brathwaite will highlight folk traditions as a form of resistance A leading British opera singer is developing a work based on the music of his enslaved ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Givonna Joseph of Loyola University New Orleans and Gwen Thompkins of WWNO radio about the influence of opera on jazz music. And that is Jelly Roll Morton, the jazz ...

Soprano Lucy Shelton has premiered more than 100 new works in a decades-long career as a concert and recital artist. "I haven't spent my time as an opera singer," Shelton, 80, explained in a video ...