On July 17, 1794, 16 Carmelite nuns paid the ultimate price for their faith during the Reign of Terror. A century and a half later, Francis Poulenc wrote his opera ...

On the paradox of Messiae’s performance. The event was unusual for several reasons. The event was unusual for several reasons. The Opéra presents very few operatic world premieres, and even fewer of ...

Opera has been performed here since the 1790s, and fittingly, New Orleans was the first city in the United States to have its own opera company. In 1859, its director, Charles Boudousquié, ...

The annual preview of the New Orleans Opera Association season, “A Taste of Opera,” has a new location this year: the Dutch Alley Performance Pavilion in the French Market, where passers-by can hear ...

How does a French opera set in 1820s Spain become one of the most popular operas of all time? Just ask a French conductor. ’s production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” “These tunes are so richly inspired that ...

This file photo taken on June 9, 2010 shows French theater director Patrick Sommier receiving Beijing Great Wall Friendship Award from Beijing municipal government. (Xinhua) French theater director ...