While opera remains the most acquired of the classical music tastes, opera overtures are pretty easy to digest. Some opera overtures are known to many who don’t consider themselves to be classical ...

If at first you don't succeed, keep writing opera overtures. That's what Beethoven did. He composed a total of four overtures for the same opera. One of his early attempts is called the "Leonore ...

Madison Opera will debut its first-ever production of Maria de Buenos Aires this Friday at the Overture Center for the Arts. Maria de Buenos Aires was first produced at the theater Sala La Planeta in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The tech-forward composer Tod Machover has made a chamber opera of Richard Powers’s novel “The Overstory,” featuring Joyce DiDonato. By Thomas May ...

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera announces the launch of OVERTURE, a new young professionals group aimed at cultivating a vibrant and engaged community of young professionals who are passionate about ...

Opera Roanoke sees bringing "Live in HD" to the valley as a way of recruiting new opera fans. "Anything that promotes opera in general is ultimately going to promote Opera Roanoke," said development ...