Jeanine Tesori will become the first woman composer to open the season for the Metropolitan Opera in its 141-year history. Her revised opera, Grounded, will premiere at New York's Met on Monday night, ...
Despite the initial stir caused by this new experiment, “opera was, in fact, a slow-burn rise to success, rather than an instant hit,” Tim Carter, distinguished emeritus professor of music at the ...
In his “Europeras,” Cage dismantled centuries of tradition and expectations, for musicians and audiences alike. A rare revival is coming to Detroit. By Joshua Barone The start was typical: Oper ...