But it would be unfair to say that our attention, even without visible drama, is not fully held. The voyeurism common to the three scenes of death – a mother post-childbirth, an accident or suicide ...

‘Cost-cutting’ announcement comes amid uncertainty over deal struck with Saudi Arabia to perform in Riyadh New York’s Metropolitan Opera has announced a round of layoffs, pay cuts and program ...

Richard Hetherington forced to play Prince Calàf in Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot after French tenor Roberto Alagna taken ill In terms of drama at the opera, it will be difficult to surpass Tuesday’s ...

The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden opened its fourth revival of David McVicar’s famous 2008 production of the Richard Strauss opera “Salome” one day after the death of the Queen of England in 2022 ...

Washington National Opera’s divorce-in-progress from the Kennedy Center has triggered several custody battles to determine the future of its assets, including its $30 million endowment, the WNO ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The largest performing arts organization in the country will lay off workers, cut salaries and reduce its offerings. It may also sell its Chagall ...

Amid mounting financial issues, the Metropolitan Opera, the largest performing arts organisation in the United States, announced on 19 January that it would lay off 22 workers, temporarily cut the ...

At the risk of sounding like a damaged sound file (as opposed to a broken record): did anybody listen to the playbacks of this release with objective ears? I ask that increasingly with high-concept ...

Communist prestige was at low ebb in Western Germany. Yet in Düsseldorf last week a grinning, pinch-faced Stalinist with silver-grey hair was carried like a hero on the shoulders of a cheering, ...