Now, in opera’s relentless campaign to resurrect the least-known works of the best-known composers, some of Verdi’s early operas are being given a fresh hearing—with unpredictable results.

Most would find it surprising that The Metropolitan Opera Management sued to have their own opera house razed, but that is exactly what happened in the mid-1960s. The Metropolitan Opera ...

Early operas tell the story of Greek drama and were sung in Italian. Italian dominated the musical form until the 18th Century. By this time composers across Europe, such as Henry Purcell ...

Opera GX, Opera's gaming browser ... specifically with a community angle, reminds me of those early days of 2000s mobile phones—the joy of downloading super low-resolution wallpapers to display ...

Verdi's early operas, such as Nabucco, were hymns to national independence. This may have made items like the Chorus of Hebrew Slaves especially popular with Welsh choirs! Today the situation has ...

We’ve reached 1775, and thus last night saw a concert performance at Cadogan Hall of La finta giardiniera, written by already-accomplished late-teenager for the Munich court and, in fact, his last ...

Sadie Cheslak, a 2013 Duluth East graduate now based in Chicago, was one of five singers awarded $20,000 prizes in the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition.

In his early operas Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also participated briefly as an elected politician. The chorus "Va ...