Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gabriella Reyes and James Newby as Countess and Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro - Tristram Kenton Director Louisa Muller ...

Think about Beaumarchais’ story for a minute, though, and it’s not obvious that a plot based on the survival of droit de seigneur (in the sexual sense) can feel real in today’s world. But there’s a ...

Opera flourishes: in spite of all the financial cutbacks, the UK’s opera companies are managing to create new work and ...

One of the most beloved operas of all time is coming to the Atlanta stage in March. W.A. Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro features a sharp comedic plot, unfolding over a single, eventful day as servant ...

A screening of Barber of Seville — part of the New York Metropolitan Opera’s Met: Live in HD 2024–25 season — will be held at ...

One of the most esteemed singers of his era, he had a wide repertoire that included Mozart, Wagner and the title role in ...

“Isn’t this great? It’s not more of the same-old, same-old!” This enthusiastically expressed view from an audience member at the interval just about sums up Louisa Muller’s production – modern without ...

Phyllida Lloyd’s production of Peter Grimes, first seen 20 years ago, is still one of the jewels in Opera North’s treasury.

At its heart, the clever servant Figaro fights to marry his true love while outsmarting his amorous and scheming master, who has his own designs on Figaro’s bride-to-be, Susanna. Not only a musical ...

Opera as an art form has long been stereotyped as something only the older and wealthier can enjoy. But Opera on Tap aims to make the genre more accessible and immersive for everyone. The ...

BMW Opera For All will present a free concert featuring leading Australian artists at Federation Square on February 20, 2026. This cultural event aims to make opera accessible to a broader audience, ...

The Barber of Seville showers its stage – and later, its audience – with gobs of (fake) dollar bills. And, in case there’s any fear of The Barber of Seville taking itself too seriously, Font’s staging ...