Who do they think they are, these people who want to teach us our trade? We know it ever so much better than they do. Let composers stick to their méetier and let us do ours! Composers who write out ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CHICAGO — The Lyric Opera couldn’t have known five years ago, when it started planning “Bel Canto,” that terrorism would be the hottest topic in America the ...

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On December 7, The Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the world premiere of Bel Canto, based on Ann Patchett’s prize-winning novel, with music by composer Jimmy López and libretto by Pulitzer ...

2 Review: Despite Stellar Cast, Met's ONEGIN Revival Refuses to Fly in Warner’s Misbegotten Production Fleming adds, "It is simply stunning to see my good friend Ann Patchett's novel come to life ...

Set in 17th-century Scotland, Lucia di Lammermoor is reminiscent of Shakespearean tragedies, with warring families and star-crossed lovers, much like “Romeo and Juliet,” as well as “Macbeth”-style ...

To round out the anniversary offerings, members of Caramoor's celebrated Bel Canto Young Artists' program present a duo of al fresco events in the Spanish Courtyard: a program of miniatures for ...

Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS will present “Bel Canto,” based on one of Ann Patchett’s most famous books, this Friday. The story, published four months before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, ...

Bel Canto at Caramoor opens its 15th season at the Caramoor International Festival in Katonah, N.Y., with a concert performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's "H.M.S. Pinafore" on the evening of June 25, ...

Teatro Nuovo, which trains musicians in bel canto style, returns with productions of a rare “Macbeth” and “La Sonnambula.” By Arya Roshanian Reporting from Montclair, N.J. A lot of opera houses, big ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Sea Beyond stars Giacomo Giorgio and Serena de Ferrari are among several Italian actors who have boarded Rai’s ambitious opera drama Bel Canto, which went into production this week.