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Music, as a universal language, has the power to connect and bridge differences between cultures. Since operatic music serves ...

Transplanting a tale of ancient Egypt to a modern-day military dictatorship is a difficult and rather dubious task, but ...

He was turned down but instead appointed director of the Philharmonic Society. Verdi was a fervent supporter of the Risorgimento, the reorganisation of the numerous small Italian states into one ...

Big instrumental forces, huge choruses and music that is impactful builds a texture that makes you think wow! No other composer of Italian opera has managed to match the popularity of Verdi.

The issue of cultural appropriation remains a hot topic in opera. Is it still PC to have Puccini’s Madama Butterfly set in Japan or his Turandot in China? And what is to be done with Verdi’s Aida, a ...

Soprano Samantha Clarke ignites this current production of La Traviata by Opera Australia at the Joan Sutherland Theatre.

Verdi’s Nabucco, and especially its chorus Va’, Pensiero, has been long associated with Risorgimento and is still today a ...

Vancouver Opera is gearing up for a powerhouse 2025/2026 season featuring three of the most celebrated works in the operatic canon. The upcoming lineup promises a mix of drama, comedy, and romance, ...

When San Francisco Opera opens its 2025-26 season on Sept. 5 with Verdi’s masterpiece “Rigoletto,” it will represent the ...

The Metropolitan Opera opened the New Year with its first new staging of Verdi’s Aida in 37 years. Regulars had every right to be trepidatious: A few years ago we witnessed Gounod’s Faust drop the ...