Ariodante had its premiere at the Covent Garden Theatre, on the site in London where the Royal Opera House now stands, in 1735. This production, made jointly with Opéra national du Rhin and Opéra de ...

And Redpath’s solo turns were indeed among the highlights of Thursday’s performance of “Messiah” by the SPCO and local choir ...

This is a Handel year, the 250th anniversary of the composer's death. We remember George Frideric Handel primarily for his oratorio, "Messiah," one of the greatest masterpieces in the classical canon.

GROSS: Sometimes we can overlook something that's right under our noses. Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz tells us a story about a singer he discovered only a few months ago without realizing he ...

Nights (and Afternoons) at the Opera / This is the fifth entry in a series examining the works that the Metropolitan Opera will present through April during its "The Met: Live in HD" series in local ...

Complicated love triangles, hidden identities and a love song to a tree ― George Frideric Handel’s dramedy “Xerxes” makes its Detroit Opera debut this weekend. The production is an adaptation of ...

“Opera proibita” means forbidden opera. The Catholic Church essentially banned opera during the first decade of the 18th Century in Rome, leading to the rise of the Italian oratorio. As a result, ...