Sarah Fried crowns Kate Johnson with a tiara during a costume fitting in Cedar Rapids on Jan. 2, 2025. Johnson will sing the role of the fairy godmother in the Cedar Rapids Opera’s presentation of ...

Ted Huffman, the New Yorker handed the reins of France's prestigious Aix-en-Provence Festival, wants to attract a younger audience as well as people like him, who come from outside the sometimes ...

New Orleans, always known for a vibrant music scene, was the first to usher in the dramatic art form of opera to an appreciative young nation. One reader’s question: Was New Orleans the first American ...

Semyon Bychkov will soon take up the most prestigious post of his long, varied career. Collaborating with Ralph Fiennes on “Eugene Onegin,” he gives a taste of things to come.

Semyon Bychkov will succeed Gustavo Dudamel as music director of the Paris Opera starting in August 2028, the company’s general director Alexander Neef said Tuesday. The 73-year-old Bychkov agreed to ...

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