Vilma Jää Brings herding calls and mocking songs to Met Opera’s production of ‘Innocence’

Vilma Jää never expected to play a major role in one of the 21st century’s most acclaimed operas when she enrolled at the ...
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AP PHOTOS: In a modern twist to Cantonese opera, Trump sings in Chinese and wins cheers in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — A traditional Hong Kong theater came alive with an untraditional twist: Donald Trump singing in Chinese. On Monday night, the Cantonese opera production “Trump on Show” drew crowds to ...

Lise Davidsen reigns as Isolde at Met Opera while balancing career and motherhood

Lisa Davidsen has been starring as Isolde in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Wagner's “Tristan und Isolde.” At the ...
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Is ‘Tristan’ the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met

NEW YORK (AP) — In his book on reinventing opera, director Yuval Sharon describes “Tristan und Isolde” as “the single hardest work in the traditional repertoire to stage.” Yet here he is, about to ...
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Is 'Tristan' the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met

Opera-Staging Tristan This image released by the Metropolitan Opera shows Soprano Lise Davidsen and tenor Michael Spyres as the title characters in a Feb. 27, 2026, rehearsal of a new production of ...