1888 Durand’s Opera House was built, originally as a one-story building that housed a stove and a hardware store. 1891 The retail space was converted into an opera house, with the addition of a rear ...

When director and choreographer Ann Yee was approached by then-Opera Australia artistic director Jo Davies to direct ...

Chinese opera is an important feature of the country's art and culture, with a long history and diverse elements such as literature, music, dance and martial arts. The ninth Chinese Opera Culture Week ...

Babatunde Akinboboye, 38, became an opera singer by mistake. His only exposure to classical music was through popular culture, like Looney Tunes and Mrs. Doubtfire. But Akinboboye found himself in the ...

Plácido Domingo last appeared in Los Angeles in May, adding his 151 st role as an opera singer, the “wildcat.” The titular fugitive in the zarzuela, “El Gato Montés” is fatally persistent in his love ...