Ludwig van Beethoven is the undisputed master of the symphony. It was always the great ambition of his life, however, to compose opera. Opera was not only a high-status genre, it was big business, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The lowest point is the highest point in Washington National Opera’s new production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Deep in Pizarro’s ...

Opera in outer space? Classic FM's resident Beethoven expert John Suchet reviews Opéra de Lyon's most unusual production of Fidelio. When you consider the struggle Beethoven had writing his only opera ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The Met, a magnet for star singers, flexed its muscles to stack the cast of Beethoven’s only opera, with Lise Davidsen in the title role ...

If you believe musical performance fundamentally is an expression of freedom, then “Fidelio,” Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, is your über text. The famed work is now at Lyric Opera of Chicago with ...

The Canadian Opera Company's 2023/2024 season launches with Fidelio, the only opera from master composer Ludwig van Beethoven and a work that hasn't been seen on the COC stage in nearly 15 years. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beethoven’s “Fidelio” is a brave opera of liberation. It may also be a dramatically flawed opera, and one Beethoven anguished over ...

Review: Beethoven’s Fidelio. West Australian Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Opera and Perth Festival. There’s something disconcertingly compartmentalised about opera – particularly opera in ...

For the first time in its history, San Francisco Opera will livestream select performances of the new production. Several virtual and in-person events and exhibitions will be presented to foster ...

The lowest point is the highest point in Washington National Opera’s new production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Deep in Pizarro’s dungeon, a woebegone Florestan — powerfully sung by tenor Jamez McCorkle ...