A captivating romantic comedy that was wildly popular in 17 th century Italy but soon fell from grace and remained untouched for centuries is about to have a rare modern revival, courtesy of Haymarket ...

Led by Italian director Filippo Ciabatti, the ensemble will sing works by the form’s most prominent practitioners at two concerts this weekend. Before Italians invented opera, the oratorio and the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. These concerts share the best that Baroque composers of Italy have to offer for ...

It was during the Paul Kellogg era of the nineties and the aughts that New York City Opera became a force for Baroque opera—specifically works by Handel, which, with their historical-mythical plots ...

Ah, the opera. It is an otherworldly experience to sit in a hushed, dimly lit theater, gazing at the stage as a hidden orchestra strikes the first stirring chord. The drama is also a cathartic ...