After 138 years, what is thought to be the earliest existing opera by a Black American composer is finally getting its world premiere. A concert opera performance of Edmond Dédé’s “Morgiane,” which is ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Opera, as an art form, is all about collaboration between a librettist, composer, conductor and performers, among others. That can make it very challenging for any artist to break into ...

SAN DIEGO — Pulitzer Prize-winning opera composer and UC San Diego professor Anthony Davis didn’t have to look beyond his ...

Move over, Verdi — there’s a new generation in opera. The Cosmia Opera Collective is bringing students’ work to life, especially that of historically marginalized composers. According to Bienen ...

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Mannes Opera has unveiled its 2025–2026 season featuring a majority of women composers, conductors, and directors. Highlights include Saariaho’s La Passion de Simone, Korngold’s U.S. premiere The ...

Editor's note: The New Orleans performance of "Morgiane" has been rescheduled to Friday, Jan. 24. By 1887, New Orleans-born violinist Edmond Dédé was an established composer and conductor living in ...

Rodrick Dixon as the Dwarf in Los Angeles Opera's production of the Alexander Zemlinsky work. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) When James Conlon arrived as Los Angeles Opera’s music director in ...

For more than a decade, Opera Philadelphia's Composer in Residence program has provided composers with opportunities for exploration and creative development in the field of opera. The first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Opera in the Rock’s season begins in September with a “Masked Gala,” featuring acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves. Every ...