Twice a year the Michigan State University College of Music hosts an opera at Fairchild Theatre. The spring semester show was performed March 26-30. Directed by MSU professor of voice Melanie Helton, ...

A costume sketch for the character Moore from “The Dragon of Wantley” by Seth Bodie, costume designer. Poking fun at the lofty conventions of opera is a practice that’s almost as old as opera itself.

While savoring the wit of John Musto's brand new opera The Inspector, one can't help but wonder: Where have all the comic operas gone? I was sitting at the opera last night, laughing out loud ...

Among the many reasons “The Barber of Seville” opera is hugely popular worldwide, here are three: Its music is instantly familiar, thanks to its usage in the 1950 Bugs Bunny cartoon “Rabbit of Seville ...

Two of the world's most treasured and entertaining operas, Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro"), and Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" ("The Barber of Seville"), are being ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Malmö Opera had their opening night of Funny Girl with the restriction of ...

The sheer familiarity of The Magic Flute, Mozart’s most-performed opera, can blind one to its inherent oddness. It draws on a range of influences, from ancient Egyptian symbolism and freemasonry to ...