Opera

Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s work is bold and beautiful and couldn’t be timelier.

As amazing as the opera’s score and libretto are, the production has drawn raves for Kazan’s designs in particular.

Opera Parallèle’s latest commission for students of all ages is a worthy work in its own right.

Fayetteville, North Carolina, is the setting for Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera — and where Raven grew up.

The production’s superior direction by newcomer Rob Ashford makes Rossini’s much-performed opera buffa shine.

Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s new work, set during the American Civil War, has its characters wrestling with the nature of storytelling.

The company’s modern premiere of Domenico Freschi’s forgotten 1681 opera gets the details right.

Eun Sun Kim leads a riveting performance and a cast of standouts, with three principals new to their roles.

With an enterprising Baroque band and a cast and crew of mostly locals, a major opera director sets up a local festival in a community hall.

As he gets ready to play Lohengrin in San Francisco, O’Neill talks about his life as one of the leading Wagner tenors of his generation.