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.

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 ...

When I arrived home from the hospital with my hours-old baby nearly three decades ago, my next-door neighbour was making a dramatic exit from her red brick house. She was an internationally renowned ...

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

From the capital’s theatres to its opera houses, cinemas to stadiums, there’s a wealth of culture enjoy over the next twelve months. Aaron Pierre is starring in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at The ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From environmental conservation to helping to provide education and opportunities to those in need, the projects, along with nine other charities in Scotland and Wales, will receive a funding boost to ...

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