Continuing its push to break boundaries, the Atlanta Opera’s 2026-27 season features two a cappella stage works, a world premiere, a Pulitzer Prize-winning opera by Kevin Puts and repertory ...
Des Moines Metro Opera has revealed updated casting for the company's 2025 Festival Season. The season runs June 27 through July 20 and features the return of Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, a ...
The night before The Flying Dutchman premiered at Wales Millennium Centre, I stood on the same stage – on the same set – as Welsh National Opera (WNO) celebrated its 80th birthday with song, drink, ...
That said, Naomi Dawson’s set avoids any barnacled naturalism. Ropes, ladders and trapdoors hint at shipboard scenes rather than mimic them, while Robert Price’s effective mood-creating lighting does ...
Any company planning a Richard Wagner staging would be well advised to proceed with caution; they’re among the biggest challenges in the repertoire. Opera Holland Park has indeed adopted a cautious ...