In another display of professional excellence, the IN Series, under the artistic leadership of Timothy Nelson, has produced its 2026-2027…
Music
David T. Little’s opera ‘What Belongs to You’ opens with a lurching piano solo that cues up Lebanese-American tenor Karim…
Opera is supposed to be the “complete” art form because it combines music, drama, poetry, visual design, movement, and performance…
The beauty of Vile’s records is the way his casual vocals ride and his effortless falsetto pops-up above the band’s…
A new production of “Magic Flute” at Santa Fe Opera places the Mozart work, often considered the most accessible and…
Santa Fe Opera’s 2026 Summer Season opened July 3 with “Madama Butterfly,” conducted by John Fiore and directed by Melanie…
The world premiere of The Song of Śakuntalā was the IN Series seventh premiere in the nine months of its…
Classical Guitarist Sean Shibe writes in the liner notes of his album ‘Vesper’ that he sought “ to explore the…
Washington National Opera’s performance of the musical theater classic West Side Story, on May 15, 2026, at The Music Center…
Falstaff was Verdi’s last operatic composition. As a comedy, it was not the favorite genre of his contemporary audiences. Those…
Robert Ward’s neo-romantic music in his opera The Crucible drives the disturbing plot about the Salem witch trials with deceptive…
Nina Wise’s By This Light is produced with a delicate touch. It floats like refined incense, filling space with a clean, crisp,…
Like a minister gathering in her flock on Sunday afternoon March 15, 2026, Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello…