Powerful tragic endings are par for the course in opera, but Francis Poulenc's 1956 masterpiece, "Dialogues of the Carmelites," takes the shocking, moving aspects of its ending to an almost unbearable ...

MINNEAPOLIS — At a time when COVID vaccinations are climbing, new cases are falling and restrictions are easing, many Minnesotans are eager to get back to normal. But not all events are ready or able ...

If your eyes were to scroll down the glowing marquee at Bender’s Tavern in Denver on a given week in February, you’d see something like this: Monday, Open Mic; Tuesday, Karaoke; Wednesday, Bingo and ...

In 1597, the world’s first opera was performed in Florence, Italy. More than 400 years later, the venerable art form is still being presented in largely the same form, with the world’s best-trained ...

People have never needed opera more than in the current moment, says Boulder Opera Founding Artistic Director Dianela Acosta. “It brings people together. We’re all experiencing these emotions in these ...

Real life is the script for Frederick Wiseman, the documentary filmmaker, who turns his lens onto one of France's grandest institutions, the Paris Opera Ballet, in his latest film "La Danse," which ...

There was a disturbing moment during last night’s US premiere of “Anna Nicole: The Opera” at BAM. The story is not only about Anna Nicole Smith’s life, but also the spectacle of it. “The camera” ...

Two weeks after pushing through an update for its most popular browser, Opera Mini for mobile devices, Opera is turning its attention to its desktop product, with the release of Opera 12 for Macs and ...

The Tokina Opera 50mm F1.4 FF is a new lens for Canon and Nikon full-frame DSLRs. In addition to the Tokina AT-X series, which has been highly evaluated in the past, Tokina will expand the Opera ...

Opera Software has released a major update for its browser with improved aesthetics, features, security and performance. Unlike many previous revisions, Opera 12 doesn't seem to tweak the user ...