Original director David McVicar’s famous production of the Richard Strauss opera gets its bloody, eye-popping U.S. debut in ...

The music gives complexity and dimension to this gritty and decadent tale. But the production has shifted the action to fascist Italy of the 1930s, setting up weird geographical and chronological ...

Across history, the opera has run afoul of censors for its brutality and nudity. The current production at the Lyric Opera of Chicago runs through Feb. 14.

"To my friend Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas the translator of my play"--P. [9]. First English edition. "Of this edition 500 copies have been printed for England"--P. [4]. On verso of t.p.: Edinburgh : T.

The story of Salome comes to us from the Bible. She is the daughter of Herodias and Herod II. Her mother later marries her ...

Good Day Chicago’s Gabriella Premus goes behind the curtain at the Lyric Opera House for a closer look at Salome, the bold ...

Gulfshore Playhouse will present Oscar Wilde's classic comedy, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, showcasing a tale of mistaken ...

After working with Gregg Araki and Karely Sciortino on 'I Want Your Sex', Olivia Wilde has developed a whole new respect for ...

The 139-year-old letter, which has emerged as part of an auction, was addressed to Violet Fane, the literary pseudonym of fellow writer Mary Montgomerie Lamb. In the letter, which is on sale for an ...

If you’re looking for a brand-new mystery with a Sherlock Holmes vibe, you are — as the British heroes of two new books might say — spoiled for choices. “Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing” is the ...

THERE are few books that influence events, especially from beyond the grave and by ordinary citizens, but Giuffre’s frank and brave memoir played a major part in the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten ...

When SUDS Theatre Company decided to stage ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ for its next production in April 2025, Julia Morrison cast her mind back to the troupe’s previous production of this ...