The Controller (Abigail Rethwisch, top) looms over, from left, the Older Woman (Deanne Meek), the Minskwoman (Catherine Martin), the Refugee (John Holiday), the Steward (Will Liverman), the Stewardess ...

How often does one get a chance to attend an opera on a subject that actually parallels current newspaper headlines? This weekend, Opera Parallele in San Francisco is presenting Jonathan Dove’s comic ...

“This soap opera is insulting and damaging to the reputation of flight attendants,” said Noppadol Thaungthong, a Thai Airways flight attendant leading the union’s action. “It’s all about sex and air ...

Jonathan Dove's opera Flight, about passengers stranded in an airport by stormy weather, was an unexpected hit for Glyndebourne Festival in 1998. The premier English company has revived it twice, it's ...

Running time: 2 hr., 50 min. Pulling off a modern opera can be tricky. With the traditional canon, there's already a built-in expectation that narrative and performance often play at odds with each ...

Picture yourself at the airport: the excited rush of people coming and going. The roar of planes taking off. Familiar sights of suitcases, pilots, people lining up, and-the enchanting sounds of opera?

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The Flight of the Hummingbird, an extraordinary opera for young audience ...