Calixto Bieito, as we’ve seen from his previous shows at English National Opera, knows how to put an audience on the back foot. His nose for theatre, his desire to confound expectations, can be ...

For the first time in its history, San Francisco Opera will livestream select performances of the new production. Several virtual and in-person events and exhibitions will be presented to foster ...

Asbury Hall will host its first opera in more than 20 years this weekend, presenting a Buffalo-infused production of Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio,” by the Sotto Voce Opera Collective ...

Ludwig van Beethoven is the undisputed master of the symphony. It was always the great ambition of his life, however, to compose opera. Opera was not only a high-status genre, it was big business, and ...

“There is cross-dressing,” says Nick Olcott. “It’s a very interesting piece from that standpoint.” But gender-bending isn’t necessarily notable feature of Beethoven’s opera, Fidelio, in which as woman ...

Beethoven's Fidelio, a powerful political thriller, will be presented at the Lyric Opera of Chicago from September 26 to October 10, 2024. Directed by Matthew Ozawa and conducted by Enrique Mazzola, ...

So there’s the thinking behind the amazing image we see before us (designer Rebecca Ringst) - a neon-edged framework of shifting metallic chambers, a vertical maze with no apparent way in or way out.

The In Series tackled an ambitious project in mounting a fully staged production of Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio,” which opened Saturday afternoon at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Nick Olcott, ...