During Germany’s last 150 years, a king has been dethroned, a kaiser has abdicated, and a dictator has fallen, but on the Green Hill in the Bavarian town of Bayreuth, one thing has stood the test of ...

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Opera flourishes: in spite of all the financial cutbacks, the UK’s opera companies are managing to create new work and stimulating productions for all tastes, in a unique mix of music, drama, dance, ...

It’s one of the great epics of Western civilization, a four-part drama of family dysfunction and betrayal, of gods and mortals, giants and dwarfs, sacrifice and ultimate cleansing and renewal by fire ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A German tenor, he was admired for his clear, powerful voice and his exceptional stamina during hourslong performances. By Adam Nossiter Peter Seiffert, a German tenor admired for his clear, powerful ...

HOLLYWOOD, prepare to witness a live blockbuster. L.A. Opera will debut the first part of Wagner’s Ring Cycle, “Das Rheingold,” on Saturday, a moment long in coming to Los Angeles that was first ...

BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - The Israel Chamber Orchestra will play a work by Adolf Hitler's favourite composer Richard Wagner in Germany on Tuesday, challenging a seven-decade taboo in their ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Wagner College Opera will present “Echoes Between the Lines” next month, a program featuring scenes from Mozart, Handel, Verdi, Puccini, Berlioz, Sondheim, Lehár and Bernstein.