Grant Youngblood made his debut with Pacific Opera Victoria in 2025, as the lead in Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto. The baritone ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The opening was a wake-up call. Raymond Aceto sang Ferrando’s narration vividly, the men’s chorus was vigorous ...

Opera Colorado is performing the Italian opera, Il Trovatore, in a concert format. The four act classic is shortened to 90-minutes, but still brings all the drama of the original. "You would think ...