Opera

Toshi and Bernice Johnson Reagon’s operatic rendering of Octavia Butler’s novel is scarily on point but also musically winning.

The group’s season-ending concert was devoted to Handel’s Apollo and Daphne and Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Pygmalion.

From New York: The Metropolitan Opera star makes a recital debut that is alternately gripping and hilarious.

The star bass talks about his career, fighting for the underdog, and being a family man.

Benjamin Britten’s opera is pleasant if mostly uninteresting, like its titular hero.

Emma O’Halloran’s techno-tinged music clothes the drama perfectly in tales of Dublin’s downtrodden.

Michel van der Aa’s elusive and subtle work is brilliantly realized at Cal Performances.

From audience behavior and revenue to questions of repertoire and representation, arts leaders have a lot on their plates currently.

Luxuriously cast, expertly directed, and conducted with fiery abandon by Richard Egarr, the show made the case for Handel’s fifth Italian opera.

The company’s first-ever commission will help to create roles for Black singers in the world of light opera.