The BBVA Foundation has awarded its Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Music and Opera to Unsuk Chin, the South Korean artist.

This is a difficult opera to stage now, and director Matthew Ozawa has found an effective solution. And audiences still hear every note of Puccini’s beloved 1904 score.

On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Magnolias were in full bloom in Dresden on a spring day. After getting off the train, a 20-minute walk toward the city center leads to encounters with a succession of historic palaces, churches, and ...

John Eliot Gardiner Revives Baroque for Seoul Bach Performance Controversial Maestro Returns to South Korea After 22 Years ...

Renowned Korean soprano Sumi Jo has said she hopes to "share the love" she has received through music as she marks the 40th anniversary of her stage debut.

Korea National Opera will perform Werther next month. Performances will run 23-26 April 2026 at PlaceOpera Theater, Seoul Arts Center. Goethe’s novel Die Leiden des jungen Werther has long stirred the ...

Theatre academic Peter Brooks championed the rise of melodrama as a popular form replacing tragedy. Melodrama, he said, tends ...

Madama Butterfly,” Winning Works and the dyeing of the Chicago River are among the highlights in the week ahead.

Inside the winners room and other insights from behind the scenes.

Stand-up star Lizzy Hoo can read a room before she actually walks on stage. Sometimes that can be an “uh-oh” moment.