About opera

5 operas based on Shakespeare’s plays
William Shakespeare is considered one of the most important playwrights in Western culture; his plays have inspired not only opera

Touching the vibrations of music: opera for the blind and deaf
We are well aware of the sensory experience that comes from approaching the world of music, especially then in the

What motivates us to go to the opera? 5 good reasons
The world of opera is one that should always be explored, researched, experienced. For those of us who are regulars,

Exoticism in opera music
By exoticism is generally understood a cultural phenomenon that exalts and imitates certain forms and suggestions of distant countries. This

The beginner’s guide to operetta
An operetta falls somewhere between an opera and a musical – like a musical, an operetta (most often) contains spoken

Goodbye to the great Renata Scotto
Renata Scotto is one of the most respected and accomplished sopranos in the history of opera. Her success story is