Daniele Rustioni pairs orchestral music of Verdi and Wagner in his concert with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, prior to taking up the post of Guest Principal Conductor in April.

You might be surprised by the turn of events in Giuseppe Verdi’s "Attila," Sarasota Opera’s fourth and final production of the 2022 Winter Season. Yes, it is THE Attila the Hun and his pillaging ...

The voice of William Shakespeare continues to resonate centuries later, inspiring some of the greatest works in opera and ...

It has been 20 years since Sarasota Opera last presented Giuseppe Verdi’s “Stiffelio” as part of its 28-year Verdi Cycle of performing just about every note written by the composer. The opera about a ...

Tenor Brian Vu and mezzo-soprano Anne Maguire in Il Trovatore at Opera in the Heights. Credit: Photo by Pin Lim If you think the art of opera is dying, I turn your attention to Opera in the Heights ...

“Verdi is my favorite opera composer for sure, and I find his work to be the most musically interesting and emotionally effective,” said Brian Garman, co-founder and artistic director of BOF, who will ...

On the bicentennial of the composer's birth, his music seems keenly suited to our triumphs and our failures. His operas may star dukes,... Verdi's Operas: A Vigorous Soundtrack To Human Nature Verdi's ...

The Royal Opera will revive “Les Vêpres Siciliennes,” a French work experts say has long been overshadowed by an Italian version Verdi did not produce. By David Belcher Teatro Nuovo, which trains ...

San Francisco Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata conducted by Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim in a new staging by director Shawna Lucey. This new vision of a beloved classic, the ...

This is FRESH AIR. Our classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz has a review of a new album devoted to Verdi opera choruses. Lloyd reminds us that there's more to opera than just the typical aria, trio ...

Michael Mayer directs Verdi’s classic as an archaeologist’s discovery, featuring the shining soprano Angel Blue. By Zachary Woolfe There is nothing quite like opening night of Teatro alla Scala in ...