BroadwayWorld

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Art Exhibit to Open at The Skylands Museum of Art

The Skylands Museum of Art (Skylands Museum) will present The Phantom of the Opera, a collection of 25 original oil paintings by internationally recognized French surrealist artist Anne Bachelier.
Inside Higher Ed

Opera and the quest for a great democratic art.

Playful and satirical, the Marx Brothers’ 1935 A Night at the Opera pokes fun at opera’s elitism while celebrating its spectacle, capturing the era’s ambivalence toward “high” art forms seen as both ...
WESH

Opera Orlando spreads art across Central Florida through outreach, educational programs

CHAMPION IS BRINGING OPERA TO NEW AUDIENCES ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. OPERA ORLANDO IS INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MY GRANDMOTHER BROUGHT ME TO SEE AN OPERA. IT ...
The Conversation

‘Opera needs to attract good writers and tell better stories’: four experts on how opera can survive, thrive and reach new audiences

Earlier this month, former English National Opera artistic director John Berry said opera in the UK needed to “attract good writers and tell better stories” that could tap into the zeitgeist, making ...
Salon

Opera on the brink: Can new compositions return the art to its popular roots?

On January 2, 1958, a minor official at the Rome Opera House bore the thankless task of announcing bad news to the audience: Maria Callas had left the building. The legendary soprano, stricken by ...