Although “Attila,” the obscure Verdi opera that premiers in Seattle on Saturday, is based on the tale of Attila the Hun, the great Italian composer barely veiled a nationalistic theme. First staged in ...

Verdi's opera is every bit as dark and bloody as Shakespeare's drama on which it was based. It is true to the original play in most details of plot and character, yet it differs in significant ...

Disguises, ill-fated lovers and improbable coincidences are staples of operatic plots, and the story of Verdi's "La Forza del Destino" staggers with a load of them. Opera fans willing to suspend their ...

“Simon Boccanegra,” a story of fathers, politics, love and duty, is returning to La Scala, where personal connections to the opera run deep. By David Belcher Fathers and history loom large, both ...

A classic Verdi opera that shouldn’t be missed and a Violetta in the making Updated from an earlier feature by Andrew Lohmann to reflect the current production. After 30 years of continual revivals, ...