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With superb singing, inspired orchestral playing and imaginative staging, Atlanta Opera crowns its monumental Wagner undertaking.

Stravinsky’s fable of desire and downfall receives a meticulously unified staging in Glimmerglass’s 50th season.

Quinn Kelsey shines as Verdi’s court jester as Tomer Zvulun's production opens in Los Angeles. 

Lyric Opera of Chicago revives its diverting and divisive 2015 original production by Barbara Gaines, who does it like a Shakespearean sex farce. 

A world premiere opera about the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the intrepid troupe of African American singers who changed music history. 

The second installment in The Atlanta Opera's first-ever Ring Cycle benefits from the committed performances of veteran Wagnerians like Christine Goerke and Greer Grimsley.

The English theatre directs turns his hand to opera with a staging of Gounod's take on Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers. 

Twilight of a Tech God: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

Rising mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis offers a gorgeously sung and grippingly acted portrait of Verdi's gypsy. 

Set in New Orleans during the Jazz Age, this riff on Offenbach's La Périchole captures the festive spirit of the summer, despite some tired jokes.

Strong singing but a stellar orchestra and staging make for a riveting production at the Kennedy Center. 

Lots of people talk about keeping opera relevant. WNO shows why this opera always has been.

Tomer Zvulun's mostly traditional account of the Tchaikovsky masterpiece arrives at Seattle Opera in an attractively staged but underwhelming package.

Musically and dramatically, Jay Lesenger's production makes a strong case for John Corigliano's sole opera.

Das außergewöhnlich gute Sängerensemble trägt diese aussagekräftige Opernvorstellung bei ihrer europäischen Premiere.