Discover how a play becomes a sung opera. Composer Daniela Candillari explains the process behind adapting stories like "Romeo and Juliet." ...

Playful and satirical, the Marx Brothers’ 1935 A Night at the Opera pokes fun at opera’s elitism while celebrating its spectacle, capturing the era’s ambivalence toward “high” art forms seen as both ...

Robert Larsen, driven by his love for opera, founded the Des Moines Metro Opera in Indianola, Iowa in 1973. Larsen's ambitious leadership and dedication built the opera from a small-town production to ...

Summer’s best outdoor classical music concerts in Minnesota and beyond The St. Croix Valley Opera, Pickup Truck Opera, Ordway Inside Out and the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra are among several fun ...