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English National Opera's It’s a Wonderful Life makes for a feel-good evening of theatre, but it requires a sweet tooth.

Handel’s Xerxes (1738) was part of this year’s “home and homeland” season at Glimmerglass Festival.

Francesca Zambello stages a new production of Robert Ward's opera The Crucible at the Glimmerglass Festival in upstate New York. 

Opera Parallele's production of Terence Blanchard's Champion: An Opera in Jazz features great performances but an uneven score and spotty blocking.

The effect was like raindrops falling on the surface of the world, transforming it from the dull white of fog and industry into saturated colors of fecund leaf and flower. 

Opera Parallèle’s superb production of Heggie's Dead Man Walking reveals a prism of anger and forgiveness. 

Two mountain-themed operas were performed recently in Dallas, including the much-anticipated world première of Joby Talbot's Everest.