It has never been easy to come to terms with prolific artists. The old saw is that Vivaldi wrote the same concerto 500 times. He didn’t. He could always surprise and delight, just like the recent ...

On Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 29, the Yale Baroque Opera Project, or YBOP, will present its 15th annual production, Luigi Rossi’s 1647 opera “Orfeo.” The performances will take place at the ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Baroque is apparently a hot ticket this week, as Minnesota Opera’s production of ...

For some classical music lovers, nothing can compare to a well-executed baroque opera, with the machine of the orchestra clicking along and the singers filigreeing their da capo ornaments on top. It’s ...

Major orchestras don’t play a lot of Baroque music these days, but don’t tell that to Harry Bicket. Mr. Bicket, most recently of the Los Angeles Opera, has made his career conducting mainly Baroque ...

San Diego Opera won’t be announcing its next season until May, but two of the city’s smaller companies — Opera Neo and newly formed Opera a la Carte San Diego — have unveiled their upcoming plans, and ...