It’s hard to say how feminist an opera can really be when its heroine is brutally murdered at the finale. But it’s clear why both singers and directors might be drawn to cast Carmen in a light ...

Opera singer Maria Ewing, known for her electrifying stage performances in Carmen and Salome, has died aged 71. The former wife of director Sir Peter Hall and mother of actress Rebecca Hall ...

Director Francesca Zambello’s durable production thrives on the strength of lead singers Eve-Maud Hubeaux and Jonathan ...

Yet, between these two immensely powerful performances, one was left searching for the nuanced love and passion that would ...

The opera opens in a world where unaccompanied ... the most beautiful and sought-after of them all. Carmen (singer/actor Rogali) establishes her preeminence in her very first song “Habanera ...

"Carmen" is a gold-coin opera that insures large audiences in hard times. This one is well sung and staged, with engaging dance interludes and a lively children's chorus. It's a joy to hear French so ...

Young women of 14 might be shy and retiring, preferring to remain in the background in life — unless they happen to be opera ...

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, the Matinee Musicale held its November meeting at First United Methodist Church. The featured ...