Nearly 50 years after its debut, Chico Buarque’s landmark musical returns in a vibrant new staging. Directed by Jorge Farjalla, Ópera do Malandro dives into Rio de Janeiro’s bohemian underworld to ...

1988 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical Judy Kaye 1988 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Andrew Bridge 1988 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Andrew Lloyd Webber ...

Bogdan Roscic and Lotte de Beer are shaking the dust off Vienna’s two biggest repertory companies. By Joshua Barone Reporting from Vienna In a rehearsal studio built on the grounds of old military ...

Step back 2,000 years into the enchanting yet gritty world of Mary Magdalene when Genesis Opera Theatre’s production of “Magdalene: The Musical” graces the stage on April 6 and 7, at the STAR ...

It’s been 40 years since Cincinnati Opera last staged a Broadway musical. After seeing the company’s new production of “Fiddler on the Roof” on Wednesday night, I have just one question: “Why?” Why ...

An overly simplified comparison of genre, when distinguishing between opera and musical theater, looks at the ratio of words to music. It claims that opera is “sung through” while musicals rely on ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A youth orchestra program for musicians as young as 8 is part of Paris Opera’s effort to widen access to the art form and secure its future. By ...

The only problem with the Opera Saratoga season is that it’s too short. In only two weeks the company is offering only our productions of “La Vie Parisienne,” five productions of “She Loves Me,” and ...

The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running musical in Broadway’s history, will stick around a little longer, with the producers announcing an extended final run through April 16. “What a phenomenal ...

Our Pick of the Upcoming Season 2026 is a year of change at the top of the London opera scene. The Royal Opera’s new Music Director, Jakub Hrusa, has a chance to get properly bedded in at Covent ...

Opera North, after several successful years of performances at Blow-Me-Down Farm at New Hampshire’s Saint-Gaudens Historical Park, is calling this spectacular site in Cornish on the Connecticut River ...