Opera is considered by many to be the ultimate art form. An eclectic combination of vocal and orchestral music, drama, and emotion, it certainly is the most complete and complex form of art there is.

Even Handel's operas were little known before revivals sparked by the composer's 1985 tercentenary. Since then, enterprising opera companies have explored other operas of the baroque period. Dallas' 6 ...

Boston Baroque's 2021-2022 season returns to the much-anticipated annual staged opera with performances of Handel's rarely-heard Amadigi di Gaula. Performances will take place on Thursday, April 21 at ...

“Rinaldo” will be the first Minnesota Production in its new Luminary Arts Center in the North Loop, which had its grand opening earlier this fall and has hosted other rental productions. Part of the ...

San Diego Opera won’t be announcing its next season until May, but two of the city’s smaller companies — Opera Neo and newly formed Opera a la Carte San Diego — have unveiled their upcoming plans, and ...

Ah, those were the days, when even minor nobles kept retinues of musicians for both sacred and entertainment services. One such was the 18th-century Englishman James Brydges, duke of Chandos, who ...

For some classical music lovers, nothing can compare to a well-executed baroque opera, with the machine of the orchestra clicking along and the singers filigreeing their da capo ornaments on top. It’s ...

Soprano Gwendoline Blondeel surrounded by dancers from Seán Curran Company in Rameau’s “Io”; costumes by Machine Dazzle. (Jennifer Packard) Review by Michael Andor Brodeur There were over-the-top ...

Experience the Madras Musical Association's revival of Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas', a captivating Baroque opera, on September ...

Although all sectors were adversely affected by the onset of Covid-19 and the associated lockdowns, none were more affected than arts and entertainment with over a 50% decline in employment between ...

The Muses Project has six concerts as part of its fall opera "Broken Standards" series throughout the upcoming week.

Continuing the festival’s commitment to bringing its audience gems from the German Baroque, BEMF also revived its 2021 Telemann double-bill consisting of the late dramatic solo cantata Ino paired with ...