The Metropolitan Opera opened on Monday night, and opened powerfully. The opera was “Otello,” Verdi’s – and Shakespeare’s – crusher of a drama. Music director James Levine was in the pit, delivering ...

Opera is an art form that favors extravagant appetites. For every dining-obsessed Don Giovanni, Falstaff or Alfredo, there’s ...

Once you get over the shock that Shakespeare’s immortal masterpiece has been turned into a stereotypical Italian opera of the early 19th century, where minor character Rodrigo, now in love with ...

Synopsis: Verdi’s Shakespearean masterpiece returns to the Met with two exciting casts. Johan Botha sings the title role opposite the acclaimed Desdemona of star soprano Renée Fleming, with Falk ...

Otello (John Kun Park) gets a winding up from the devious Iago (Robert Balonek) in West Bay Opera’s production of “Otello.” Courtesy Natalya Polyakova. It’s amazing to witness, year after year, the ...