Aside from the incredible music, what made me a fan of Wolfgang was the depth and breadth of vocalist Basti Artadi’s lyrics. I always thought that this was the work of a well-read, deep, and creative ...

The Verdi Chorus will kick off its 42nd season with "Faust – Berlioz, Gounod and Boito," featuring operatic sequences from three renowned composers' interpretations of Goethe's legendary tale. The ...

It has been 30 years since Roméo et Juliette has graced the Canadian Opera Company’s stage. Was it worth the wait? Yes, with caveats. Charles Gounod’s 1867 opera, based on Shakespeare’s eponymous star ...

Director Amy Lane’s “Roméo et Juliette,” which opened Saturday night at the Four Season Centre for the Performing Arts, is not as disappointing as her prior work at the Canadian Opera Company, a ...

The successor to Bob Costas as play-by-play voice on TNT's Major League Baseball postseason games will be the same broadcaster who replaced the legendary Bob Miller in 2017 after Miller retired ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Virginia Woolf, in her essay “The Lives of the Obscure,” savors the potential fascination of reading authors whom posterity has cast aside: “One likes romantically to feel oneself a deliverer ...

5.0 out of 5.0 starsAfter a glorious opening night at Glyndebourne, it’s a pleasure to be back at the Royal Opera House for the stunning visual and musical feast that is the all-star 6th revival of ...

Celebrating its sixth revival, David McVicar’s critically acclaimed production of Faust is a spectacular success with stunning sets and costumes, a magnificent cast, and some of Gounod’s greatest ...

WhatsOnStage delved into the rehearsal room for the Royal Opera House’s staging of Faust, opening later this week. Directed by David McVicar, the production returns following its last run in 2019. Set ...

Heartbeat Opera’s radical adaptations of classic titles can soar or fall flat, but one constant has always been music director Dan Schlosberg, whose ingenious maverick arrangements—such as February’s ...