Michael Cavanagh's sleek new production, designed by Erhard Rom and conducted by James Conlon, transforms the 18th-century ...

This division underscored one of the fundamental principles of opera seria: recitative-aria contrast. Recitatives advance the plot action in libretto through action, while arias are moments of ...

In 'It Is I, Seagull', Lucy Mellors harmonises clowning with opera singing, her own operatic career with the glass ...

The ’Elegy’ is a simple recitative – but one repeated four times with various ... half bull Minotaur (which inspired an opera by Sir Harrison Birtwistle). Daedalus was imprisoned as he also created a ...

Dimitri Mitropoulos and cast members at a curtain call of the premiere of “Vanessa” at the Metropolitan Opera in 1958.Credit...Metropolitan Opera Archives Supported by By Joshua Barone ...

"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American — but despite its historic significance, the show was only performed for audiences for the first time in 2025.

The words aria and song are often used interchangeably – but are they really the same? Let’s clear up the confusion, breaking down what sets an aria apart, where the terms overlap, and why it all ...