A drum beats. An accordion joins in, like the music of a clown. A trombone further adds a circusy effect. A bearded lady, aerial acrobat, juggler, lion tamer and trapeze artist all materialize under ...

Easily the most important opera of the last half century, “Einstein on the Beach,” at least at first, meant far more to those who witnessed it than to the art form itself, which couldn’t have cared ...

Before Los Angeles Opera’s production of Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten” opened, general director Plácido Domingo occasionally would take a break from his office at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and slip ...

Update: Portland Opera says the deal to record "Orphee" is on. It's taken a while and the final details aren't nailed down, but is "98 percent" likely to make its first commercial recording. The opera ...

"When I started out, people thought I was going to laugh at him," Glass said recently in an interview with The Guardian. "But I see Walt Disney as an icon of modernity, a man able to build bridges ...

He has written around 30, depending how you count. Listen to some highlights. By Seth Colter Walls Philip Glass began his operatic career in the 1970s and ’80s with a trilogy focused on great ...

The Metropolitan Opera presents the company premiere of Philip Glass's modern masterpiece Akhnaten on November 8, 2019, with performances continuing through December 7. Akhnaten explores the life of ...

A daily chronicle of creativity in film, TV, music, arts, and entertainment, produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from November 2014 – March 2020. Host John Horn leads the ...

What happened this past Friday night in the University of Michigan’s Power Center theater can’t really be called an opera, at least in traditional terms. But what became apparent during its duration ...

AUSTIN, Texas --When you hear the word "opera," what comes to mind? A Japanese woman stabbing herself? A fairy tale prince with a flute that charms animals? Or maybe your opera experience begins and ...