Jim Farber

It’s hard to come to grips with the new opera presented by L.A. Opera, which may be part of the point.

A 12-hour event, “Noon to Midnight,” showcases the city’s new music scene.

The director who has been reimagining opera for new audiences, trains his sights on the concert hall in a collaboration with the L.A. Philharmonic

The new film provides an inside look at the logic and logistics of the innovative “Opera for the 21st Century.”

Kaija Saariaho headlines at Ojai and Ojai North this year, sharing time with Tania Leon, Dina El Wedidi, Airuna Sairam, soprano Julia Bullock, and musicologist Susan McClary.

A bold, new opera tells of PTSD and the American and Iraqi casualties of a war we’d like to forget, but can’t.

An opera premiere about a Marine returning from Iraq is grounded in the experiences of a veteran of the recent war.

The Industry once again creates an entirely novel, unrepeatable, music-theater experience.

The city of Los Angeles costars in a new opera from the company that created Invisible Cities.

The ancient art is attracting a new generation of classical musicians.