An eight-hour choral extravaganza of a universal prayer is to open the Edinburgh International Festival at the Usher ...

What do 17th century Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi and 20th century writer and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois have in common? Aspects of their work have been juxtaposed in a new opera ...

A recent event at the Italian Academy launched a five-year initiative featuring world premieres, conferences, and other ...

Mantua's court hosts Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo, the earliest opera still performed today. Boasting a large orchestra it is one of the earliest to specify instrumentation, including three organs ...

The Toronto Consort caps off its 45th Anniversary Season of Celebration with the world’s first great opera, and one of the most moving love stories of all time, Claudio Monteverdi’s ...

Howard Goodall:'Opera was born. Howard Goodall:'The man of the moment, 'one of the ten most influential composers of all time, 'was Claudio Monteverdi. Howard Goodall:'In his hands, opera went ...

Soprano Sophie Sparrow and baritone Jonathan Eyers are one half of a quartet of young singers taking a show of opera ...

The story focuses on the emotional downward spiral of the first king of Israel's relationship with his eventual successor, David.