In a short program note for “The Romance of the Rose,” given its world premiere by Long Beach Opera over the weekend, the composer Kate Soper suggests that opera “is a good receptacle for the messy ...

Romance is in the air at Opéra Louisiane. Make that failed romance, when the company opens Jacques Offenbach's grand opera, "The Tales of Hoffmann," on Friday in the Raising Cane's River Center ...

You may not necessarily associate opera with laughing. But an upcoming show by Opera Columbus promises laughter, along with romance, and of course incredible performances. And if you’ve never dabbled ...

Across the season, each work offers a different lens on relationships, shaped by tone, setting, and character dynamics. In The Pirates of Penzance, romance is playful and theatrical. The relationships ...

‘Le Roman de la Rose,” a 13th-century, 21,000-line poem written in Old French, is an allegorical anatomization of love, with forays into numerous other fields, including astronomy and predestination.

Continuing an important tradition of presenting groundbreaking new works, Long Beach Opera will present the world premiere in February of 2023 of Kate Soper's fantastical and darkly comic opera The ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. “The Pirates of Penzance” is a romantic comedy — and an opera. Gilbert and Sullivan ...

Audience members at the Pittsburgh Opera production of “Il Trovatore” might be reminded of a popular medieval fantasy television series. “In many ways, the setting and staging of ‘Il Trovatore’ feels ...

Tivoli Treloar, as the Lover, second from left, presents a white rose to Lucas Steele as the Dreamer in Kate Soper's "The Romance of the Rose" at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro. To the right ...