The Met’s revival of Turandot on Saturday night was surprisingly contentious.
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Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Anna Netrebko, in Milan preparing a new production of Tosca for La Scala’s opening night, fires back at an interviewer.
The board of La Scala voted today to oust incoming general director Alexander Pereira at the end of his first season amid allegations of a conflict of interest.
Shocker of the century! The New York Times reveals that Met singers are miked!
So meandering and ragged a reading would be alarming at a first rehearsal; for a first night, it was a scandal.
Evgeny Nikitin has withdrawn from the Bayreuth Festival’s new production of Der Fliegende Holländer after a German television program revealed the bass-baritone has a swastika tattoo.
Have you heard the most recent update on the Franco Zeffirelli outburst earlier this week at the Rome Opera?
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