This season, Des Moines Metro Opera is taking my favorite type of risk and doing an Opera that audiences might not be ...

Opera lovers braved the sweltering summer weather this past holiday weekend for some world-class productions, care of Des ...

Celebrate the Fourth of July and some cooler weather with events across the metro this weekend.

“Our primary goal in curating a festival season is to create unexpected connections between works that span different centuries and musical languages,” said Egel. “Our 2027 season invites audiences to ...

Des Moines Metro Opera is hiring more full-time production staff following complaints of overwork. Former workers told the Des Moines Register they were underpaid and worked in harsh conditions. Des ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Des Moines Metro Opera General & Artistic Director Michael Egel spoke with Local 5 about the production which opens with a 7:30 ...