Opera Parallèle’s latest commission for students of all ages is a worthy work in its own right.
The ambitious experiment led by the SF Symphony, LA Phil, and San Diego Symphony will highlight the work of more than 140 composers.
Fayetteville, North Carolina, is the setting for Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera — and where Raven grew up.
The production’s superior direction by newcomer Rob Ashford makes Rossini’s much-performed opera buffa shine.
Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s new work, set during the American Civil War, has its characters wrestling with the nature of storytelling.