The Fat Lady Still Sings: Why Opera Just Won’t Die (And Shouldn’t)

Many opera un-enthusiasts envision America’s opera houses as filled with aging audiences and even older music — but they couldn’t be more wrong.

So You’ve Been Invited to Attend Your First Opera. What NOW?

Here’s a crash course of everything you need to know to act like a sophisticated operatic pro.

Goodbye to Park-and-Bark: Zoom In on New Opera

Today’s operas are looking more and more like the movies, so both performers and directors are learning that singing is good, but putting on a show is better. Although some traditionalists do not agree with this new direction, in this post I will explore the technology that has brought this change about and given new life to an old art form.