John Blow composes Venus and Adonis, considered the first English-language opera, for King Charles II’s court. 1695 England’s champion of serious opera, Henry Purcell, dies at 36. The Italians will ...

In continental Europe opera is usually sung in the language of the country where it is produced. Thus in Germany Pagliacci becomes Bajazzo, in Italy Tristan nnd Isolde becomes Tristano e Isotta, in ...

"Opera for the People is an in-depth examination of a forgotten chapter in American social and cultural history: the love affair that middle-class Americans had with continental opera (translated into ...

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After several unsuccessful attempts over the past three seasons, the New Orleans Opera Association is finally presenting Gian Carlo Menotti’s English-language opera “The Medium.” However, it won’t be ...

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