Lyric stages Richard Strauss's twisted but thrilling Salome, based on Oscar Wilde's play, for the first time in 20 years.

James Gaffigan has renewed his contract with Komische Oper Berlin, extending his role as General Music Director through the ...

Just about the fastest-moving people on earth” arrive in New York for historic performances January 17–18 We are ...

Mary Magdalene had already been on my mind as a few weeks earlier I had read a long essay (‘Mistaking Mary Magdalene’, April ...

All new rehearsal photos have been released from the world premiere of Spanish Oranges, the debut play by Alba Arikha, Samuel Beckett’s goddaughter, with direction from Myriam Cyr. Check out the ...

A SCHEME in Watlington to encourage residents to support independent businesses is celebrating its first birthday. About 17 businesses have signed up to the loyalty scheme created by the Watlington ...

One hundred and twenty-five years after his death, Oscar Wilde continues to unsettle the boundary between art and life. A major collection coming to auction in London invites a reconsideration of how ...

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

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.

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 you think of old paintings, your mind may wander to an image with a somber, stiff tone. It’s likely because most of the ...

When Salome Hall talks about fashion, she isn’t talking about trends. She’s talking about survival, dignity, and what it ...