Houston Grand Opera's 1976 production of George Gershwin's controversial classic about African Amercan life won a Tony Award ...

Nashville’s opera, ballet and symphony offer daring productions this fall, featuring "The Shining," Elvis and more.

Turning Handel oratorio into opera can be a rewarding enterprise. Charles Edwards’ presentation of Joshua, over 15 years ago, ...

Los Angeles Opera opens James Conlon's final season as music director with 'West Side Story' in Francesca Zambello's ...

A Denver dance ensemble that has been woven into the city's artistic fabric for decades is preparing to launch its 55th season. Cleo Parker Robinson Dance will be performing "Bolero" at the Ellie ...

“Carmen” is, in a word, problematic, but ballet companies and opera houses continue to stage versions of Bizet’s opera, a tale of a free-spirited Romani who seduces a soldier, only to be killed by him ...

The production, created specifically for grand opera houses, has its West Coast premiere Saturday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: “Restoring the original scale and glory to certain pieces … is what ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Don’t be fooled by its relatively small size. This calendar of Cleveland-area dance events this season only scratches the surface of what’s actually taking place. What’s listed here ...

Portland’s fall arts season brings a variety of modern dance companies to town, along with two productions perfectly suited to the Halloween season: Oregon Ballet Theater’s evening-length ballet ...

A century after World War I reshaped lives and arts alike, a new dance-theater premiere in Woodstock shines a light on an overlooked chapter of American Modernism that unfolded in the Hudson Valley.

Thrilling performances are not confined to the city’s most-prominent venues; there are also more casual chances to catch a smattering of Chicago dance companies. Chicago Live, which takes place for ...

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