Well, here are some facts behind The Critic, shot on the opening night of the opera season, November 22, 1943, and first published in Life magazine and now on view in an exhibition of Weegee's ...

This comedy, presented with nuance and stunning singing, was a triumph, and will have audiences eager for the upcoming season ...

The singing was generally good, tenor Allen delivering some of the few emotionally touching moments, and soprano Kealani hitting spectacular high notes. As the vain, snobbish Maximillian, Nathan ...

Folks of a certain age might recall “Night at the Opera” as the name of a best-selling Queen record — the one with “Bohemian Rhapsody” on it. For those a bit older, that title also invokes the Marx ...