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Jesse Hamlin - January 18, 2012

Listening to Mozart won’t make you smarter. Music training, though, appears to enhance language skills, according to recently reported studies.

Jason Victor Serinus - January 17, 2012

Composer Jake Heggie and Librettist Terrence McNally team up to create Great Scott, an opera referencing bel canto works of yore, which The Dallas Opera will premiere three seasons hence.

Janos Gereben - January 17, 2012

The San Francisco Opera is in a better position financially than previously reported, and the lineup for the upcoming season is impressive.

Janos Gereben - January 17, 2012

Unheralded Tasks in the World of Music

Nathan Millstein: cash only The deeply moving Sunday New York Times story about
Jason Victor Serinus - January 11, 2012

2011 wasn’t a great year for Congress or the San Francisco Giants, but a tremendous year for opera, as these recordings testify. There wasn’t room to include all the contenders.

Janos Gereben - January 10, 2012

Merola Year Starts with a Big Boost

Blance ThebomMerola Opera Program’s 55th season opens with announcements of bequests totaling $3.5 million from the Jack H. Lund Charitable Trust and the Blanche Thebom Trust.
Janice Berman - January 6, 2012

After half a year of mystery and doubt, the company's executive director begins to clarify the direction the company will take, its new partnership with American Ballet Theatre, and the season it will present.

Janos Gereben - January 3, 2012

Festival Opera Marches Into 2012

Festival Opera's <em>La Traviata</em>  Photo by Robert ShomlerMercifully varying from the demise of