The Classical Music Revival Is Here—and It’s So Much Bigger Than Rosalía

These rising virtuosos are redefining the symphony. Meet six young artists bringing emotion, precision, and power to ...

Diving into cultural symphony of Turandot

A reimagined version of Turandot is staged at the Shaanxi Opera House in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 9, 2025.(Shaanxi Opera House/Handout via Xinhua) A reimagined ...
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Across China: Diving into cultural symphony of Turandot

"Turandot was born from Westerners' curiosity about China. Puccini never visited China in his lifetime, yet the Chinese folk song Jasmine Flower became his point of reference for understanding the ...

Opera Timeline

Mantua's court hosts Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo, the earliest opera still performed today. Boasting a large orchestra it is one of the earliest to specify instrumentation, including three organs, ...
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Juliana Grigoryan shines in The Met Opera’s “La Bohème”

Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème” is a tragic opera in four acts, with a libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica based on ...
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Inside Paul Smith’s magical Christmas takeover of London’s Royal Opera House

Covent Garden has long been the home of Paul Smith: the British label’s headquarters and creative studio reside on Kean ...

How the Metropolitan Opera Feeds Its Over-the-Top Appetites

Opera is an art form that favors extravagant appetites. For every dining-obsessed Don Giovanni, Falstaff or Alfredo, there’s ...