A smoking <em>Traviata</em> A smoking <em>Traviata</em>

Restrictions encourage creative staging, for which the Berkshire Opera Festival is renowned.

Rigoletto on the fringe Rigoletto on the fringe

Tanglewood may bring the classical music crowd to Lenox, but for opera, it’s all about neighboring Pittsfield, Mass.

Simultaneous transformation Simultaneous transformation

For those who thought opera to be a rare enough commodity that there shouldn’t be duels, Saturday night in the Berkshires offered the odd rebuttal.