An expansion roster, a fearless coach and a fanbase ready to erupt turned Ballhalla into one of the most powerful new homes ...

The singers did marvelous work at the Opéra Bastille in Paris, where the director Calixto Bieito’s new staging takes place in a hellish dystopia. By Oussama Zahr Reviewing from Paris “Die Walküre,” ...

Boston Lyric Opera’s Ride of the Valkyries! – a loving send-up of Richard Wagner’s “The Ring Cycle” that marries a “Ziegfeld Follies”-inspired take on the classic German opus with opera’s greatest ...

According to scholars of Scandinavian studies, ideas about Vikings and pagan Norse mythology today can often not be verified scientifically. “They are based essentially on reports written by Christian ...

Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. WASHINGTON — When dramatic soprano Jessica Faselt steps onto the stage of the Paris Opera this ...

Moments after the Golden State Valkyries ended their season on Sept. 17 with a heartbreaking one-point loss to the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx, guard Kate Martin stood on the court and listened as the ...

Back in March, months before the season began, the Golden State Valkyries became the first team in WNBA history to sell 10,000 season tickets. That was the first clear sign that the first expansion ...

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert completely botched the pronunciation of Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase’s name when presenting Golden State’s leader with the WNBA Coach of the Year award.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ballhalla, as was proven Wednesday night, is not a location. It’s an energy. One not confined by brick and mortar, yet significant enough to swell any Bay Area edifice. Its energy ...

Natalie Nakase was named the WNBA's Coach of the Year late Wednesday afternoon. By that evening, she was showing exactly why it was a deserved honor, leading her first-year Golden State Valkyries to a ...