Creating probably more disquiet than audience disappointment, a Cambridge student opera has been added to the cultural cost of existing conflicts. In this case, that between Hamas and Israel. “Whilst ...

In “Saul,” the magnificent overture to George Frideric Handel’s 1739 oratorio opens on a dim, but not dark, hall. For several minutes, long enough for an exquisite oboe solo and virtuoso passage by ...

Full of scenic wonders, stunning music, magnificent performances, thunderous choruses, and elegant direction, Houston Grand Opera’s presentation of George Frideric Handel’s commanding oratorio Saul ...

Festival artistic directors Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy said the rehearsal at the Festival Theatre on Wednesday night would be a unique opportunity for students to see their program’s flagship show ...

The biblical extravaganza was named best opera and won best opera direction for Barrie Kosky, as well as best male opera performer for its UK star Christopher Purves and supporting male for ...

Barrie Kosky’s darkly subversive take first landed at Glyndebourne 10 years ago – then, as now, it featured Christopher Purves as the belligerent, mentally unstable King Saul and Iestyn Davies as ...