Milos Forman’s 1984 Mozart biopic Amadeus has a famous scene in which the composer stands before Emperor Joseph II defending his choice to set Beaumarchais’ The Marriage of Figaro to music despite the ...

Endurance as a public figure or form of art is less about personal perseverance and more about resonance and awe spanning generations. And Ballet and Opera fit the bill despite Timothée Chalamet's ...

Orchestra Iowa takes on the challenge of performing two historically significant yet unfinished works, Mozart's "C Minor Mass ...

Houston Grand Opera is taking Handel’s Messiah far beyond the usual concert stand, presenting the oratorio in Wolfgang ...

Ravinia Music Festival has released its full 2026 schedule Thursday. This year's lineup includes Paul Simon, Gladys Knight, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Jacob Collier, Hugh Jackman, Rod Stewart, Kool ...

Rumours swirled after Mozart's death, with no evidence, but they persist thanks to later dramatic retellings of the story, such as the Oscar-winning 'Amadeus'.

The production is based on Curve’s hit staging, which opened in Leicester at the end of 2025. It will be performed by the Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North and directed by Nikolai Foster, whose ...

The Hong Kong debut of Gardiner's Constellation Choir and Orchestra was impressive in its attention to detail and colourful musicality Ending the week with a requiem and a mass may sound like an ...

Inaugurated in 2021, the Haute Couture Suite by Isabelle Huppert is enriched with new personal selections. An embodiment of ...

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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 ...

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