Early operas tell the story of Greek drama and were sung in Italian. Italian dominated the musical form until the 18th Century. By this time composers across Europe, such as Henry Purcell ...

The history of this early opera house was rife with drama from ... inscribed with the names of six composers: Beethoven, Gluck, Gounod, Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner. The famous gold damask stage ...

This tired songfest starring Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga does nothing to enhance the master composer's reputation.

Now, in opera’s relentless campaign to resurrect the least-known works of the best-known composers, some of Verdi’s early operas are being given a fresh hearing—with unpredictable results.

Like the great German composer, the Italian opera genius also came from a respected dynasty of church musicians. From the ...

In between, you can have your eyes and ears opened to the talents of a woman composer almost forgotten by history and a ...

Because Heaston was cast so early in the process ... This era is a fertile time for opera, with a panoply of composers who have written multiple works and enjoyed considerable success.

Some of the first opera composers would use pieces of ... productions that we now recognise as musicals. Other famous early musical composers include: Jerome Kern Cole Porter Rogers and ...