As the story unfolds in one of Giuseppe Verdi's most popular operas, the hero is beheaded at the end. A baby is thrown into a burning fire at the beginning. In between are epic battles between armies.

The Houston Grand Opera opened its 2024-25 season on Friday with a new production of Verdi’s "Il Trovatore" that showcased a singing cast of virtuosos, solid orchestral accompaniment, and a modern ...

GRAND RAPIDS – You say opera isn't your cup of tea any more than tea is your cup of tea? Fair enough. Opera is an 18th and 19th century art, in search of a 20th and 21st century audience, an ...

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Tenor Brian Vu and mezzo-soprano Anne Maguire in Il Trovatore at Opera in the Heights. Credit: Photo by Pin Lim If you think the art of opera is dying, I turn your attention to Opera in the Heights ...

The mob of horrified faces on the curtain (by set designer Charles Edwards) that rises on Lyric Opera’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore sets the mood for the story to come. It’s grim—a ...

The Royal Opera’s revival of Verdi’s Il Trovatore, directed by Adele Thomas and first unveiled in 2023, returned to the stage last night. This is a production that divides opinion: a theatrical ...

LONDON – Wrapped up in coats and with London’s famed landmarks behind them, members of the Royal Opera Chorus sing the Anvil Chorus from Giuseppe Verdi’s 1853 opera “Il Trovatore” in their first ...

The Houston Grand Opera opened its 2024-25 season on Friday with a new production of Verdi’s "Il Trovatore" that showcased a singing cast of virtuosos, solid orchestral accompaniment, and a modern ...