Opera

From audience behavior and revenue to questions of repertoire and representation, arts leaders have a lot on their plates currently.

Luxuriously cast, expertly directed, and conducted with fiery abandon by Richard Egarr, the show made the case for Handel’s fifth Italian opera.

The company’s first-ever commission will help to create roles for Black singers in the world of light opera.

The company’s Digital Shorts, still available for viewing, brought together major-name creatives to invent 10-minute operatic films.

As wonderfully as Giacomo Puccini’s opera has been served in the studio, this Warner Classics release is up there with the best.

With James Conlon conducting a sensitive account of the score, and a fine cast to boot, there is no mystery to the success of this production.

Allen Shearer and Claudia Stevens’s operatic take on The Tempest succeeds most in musical moments that depart entirely from the original.

Though the competition is formidable, Willis-Sørensen stands up to the greatest sopranos who have interpreted this song cycle.

The annual showcase of excerpts from operatic works-in-progress confirms the future is bright for today’s composers and librettists.

This new telling of The Tempest from composer Allen Shearer and librettist Claudia Stevens premieres March 25 at Herbst Theatre.