The company has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Opera Recording for "Intelligence." ...

In 1949, choreographer Jerome Robbins phoned Leonard Bernstein with an idea for updating “Romeo and Juliet” into a contemporary Broadway musical. Robbins didn’t know what it would be, but he knew what ...

Wichita Grand Opera will perform “West Side Story” on Nov. 1 and 2 at Century II. JJ Hudson wishes there was a term that would best describe Wichita Grand Opera’s performances of “West Side Story” ...

"West Side Story" is a tale that is operatic, through and through, thanks in part to its poignant "Romeo & Juliet" origins, the incredible songs and staging, and a love story at its center that is ...

1 Post Kennedy Center Split, Washington National Opera Sets Stephen Schwartz Hosted WEST SIDE STORY Gala & More 2 Washington National Opera Negotiates Kennedy Center Exit & Endowment Ownership ...

Washington National Opera has announced that its spring 2026 performances, marking the company’s 70th anniversary season, will take place at venues throughout the greater Washington, D.C. region. The ...

The Handmaid’s Tale,” opera, Pelee Island and her overall life and career are some of the topics celebrated author Margaret ...

After more than four decades leading some of the world’s greatest musicians, there’s not much left on the career bucket list for maestro James Conlon. But this week, the LA Opera music director of ...

Major artists have created works for Masquerade, an immersive revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, which begins previews this week at a renovated art-supply store near Central Park ...

Matthias Pintscher’s first opera in 20 years invites audiences to find their own meaning in a macabre 19th-century tale. By Jeffrey Arlo Brown Reporting from Berlin The composer Matthias Pintscher was ...