Sara Holdren’s new production for Heartbeat Opera takes its lead from Bulgakov’s Faustian novel “The Master and Margarita.” By Joshua Barone The director Sara Holdren has made it pretty clear that she ...

“A Faust story” describes a certain type of tale: A man sells his soul to the devil in exchange for youthful beauty, the satisfaction of lustful desires, or earthly happiness. Johann Wolfgang von ...

Le médecin malgré lui (sometimes called The Mock Doctor) was first performed in Paris at the Lyrique on January 15, 1858. Its elegant orchestration and vivid characters enchanted audiences and artists ...

3 Full Cast Set for BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB North American Tour McNamee, a celebrated director and choreographer across opera, dance, and theater, is renowned for her ability to fuse movement with ...

“Roméo et Juliette” is now back at the Metropolitan Opera, starring the German soprano Diana Damrau and the Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo. NEW YORK—Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” has inspired ...

Whether viewed as a metaphor or a very real entity, the devil has held a morbid fascination for mankind, probably for as long as there has been thought. The impulse to evil in the world and in ...

Atlanta Opera's "Faust" will be performed March 8, 11, 14, and 16 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Tickets range from $26 to $133. For information call 1-800-35-Opera, or go to the company's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Long Long and Kathryn Lewek in Gounod’s "Roméo et Juliette," now on view at Palm Beach Opera. Kathryn Lewek, described as "…the ...

For more than nine decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...

Among the most popular and influential 19th-century composers, Charles Gounod (1818-1893), whose bicentenary is June 17, was torn throughout his life between the lure of the priesthood and ambition ...

For more than nine decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...