Sailing through icy Norwegian seas, Captain Daland's ship is forced to take shelter in a cove seven miles short of its home port. The captain and crew are surprised as the seas suddenly grow rough and ...

Conducted by music director Robert Spano, staged by James Robinson, with some powerhouse singers, the Fort Worth presentation made a good argument for the compromise approach: singers on the downstage ...

Stormy weather and an enthusiastic audience mark Julia Burbach’s The Flying Dutchman as it proves a smashing success to open the 2025 season of Opera Holland Park. This is the first time Opera Holland ...

Continuing its push to break boundaries, the Atlanta Opera’s 2026-27 season features two a cappella stage works, a world premiere, a Pulitzer Prize-winning opera by Kevin Puts and repertory ...

That said, Naomi Dawson’s set avoids any barnacled naturalism. Ropes, ladders and trapdoors hint at shipboard scenes rather than mimic them, while Robert Price’s effective mood-creating lighting does ...

Any company planning a Richard Wagner staging would be well advised to proceed with caution; they’re among the biggest challenges in the repertoire. Opera Holland Park has indeed adopted a cautious ...