If not every hour I spent in the Bayreuth Festspielhaus this year felt entirely worthwhile, every minute of Olivier Messiaen’s four-and-a-half-hour Saint François d’Assise in…
Like its material, Komische Oper Berlin’s new production of Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by director Barrie Kosky is unrelentingly grim. The action takes place…
New York, NY (February 19, 2026)—The Metropolitan Opera announced its 2026–27 season, featuring five new and 12 repertory productions, a special 60th-anniversary gala, and performances…