The opera by Antonin Dvorak about a water nymph’s journey into the human world, first performed in 1901, is making its debut at La Scala in June. By David Belcher Poor Rusalka. The title character of ...

It was a time of chaos and intrigue in Russia, laden with questions about political legitimacy. So goes the plot of a rare Dvorak opera, which is being revived with an eye on its modern relevance.

Operas and fairy tales have a natural affinity, and no one knew this more than the great Czech composer Dvorak, who put many of his native folk tales to music. His best-known opera, the enchanting ...

Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's (1841-1904) symphonies, such as Symphony No. 9 "From the New World," are well known to Japanese audiences. However, his operatic works have not been performed that ...

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Dvořák's last opera has been neglected for reasons that are at once hard to fathom and easily understandable. Set in Damascus as news of an approaching Frankish army puts the royal court on alert, but ...

Where: The Finkel Auditorium at the CMC Breckenridge campus, 107 Denison Placer Ave. When: 10:55 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8; the National Repertory Orchestra and the Lake Dillon Theater Company’s “Opera ...

Hans Otte’s “Book of Sounds,” Jan Lisiecki’s fresh take on Mozart piano concertos and the works of an overlooked composer are among our selections. A composer, a conductor and a pianist share the most ...