Artist of the Week: Olivia Warburton

This week, the Staatsoper Hamburg is set to revive its production of “Falstaff” with a starry cast of acclaimed singers including Simon Keenlyside, Danielle De Niese, {…}

Opera Meets Film: Opera Is Life in Kevin Sullivan’s ‘Magic Flute Diaries’

Released in 2008, Canadian director Kevin Sullivan’s reimagining of “The Magic Flute” in his film, “Magic Flute Diaries,” was a profound statement on the {…}

Artist of the Week: Giorgia Guerra

This week, the Teatro San Carlo will open a new production of “Roméo et Juliette” with a starry cast including Nadine Sierra and Javier Camarena. The production was {…}

Opera Meets Film: The Follies of Acting Singers in Paolo Gep Cucco & Davide Livermore’s ‘The Opera!’

What happens when a rather questionable story where good intentions end up futile in the face of capricious behavior is re-conceptualized? “The Opera!” by directors Paolo Gep Cucco and Davide Livermore. It is a strange sort of film where the two central characters are played by opera singers (Orpheus, Valentino Buzza and Eurydice, Mariam Battistelli) who seem woefully under-prepared to {…}