In the soft glow of dim lights, the first note of the chamber orchestra called together a group of frazzled young women to center stage. It was impossible not to feel dropped into the middle of a ...

Jules Massenet’s four-act opera, “Cendrillon” (Cinderella), will be the last performance of the 2017–18 season Metropolitan Opera High Definition Opera broadcasts, at the Breckenridge Colorado ...

For years now I’ve wondered about the appeal of Frozen, the movie and, most recently, “the musical.” What is it about this piece that so galvanizes tween girls and 20-something gay guys—that is, ...

For more than nine decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...

On the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s premiere production of Massenet’s Cendrillon. Fairy tales have been with us for a long time. The field of proto-linguistics has revealed that the genre may be thousands ...

The “Cinderella” fairy tale dates back to the ancient Greek story of Rhodopis, where the infamous glass slipper was an Egyptian leather sandal that got snatched away by a bird. Dozens of versions ...

Their energetic efforts do eventually pay off. Jeremy Gray's designs - knitwear, not sure why, for the home of Baron de Montefiascone, floral wallpaper for the ball at which Cinderella can disguise ...

John Riesen and Lindsay Ohse Credit: Courtesy of Max Kraus Then, as classical host Walter Parker‘s calm voice took over, the pair abandoned seriousness and broke into silent ad hoc victory dances. The ...

Tickets are on sale for LSU Opera's Turner-Fischer Center's production of "Cendrillon," composer Jules Massenet's version of "Cinderella" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, in ...

For more than nine decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...