Francesca Zambello’s potent vision isn’t quite enough to lift "Fidelio" beyond more than a few inspired moments.

The lowest point is the highest point in Washington National Opera’s new production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Deep in Pizarro’s dungeon, a woebegone Florestan — powerfully sung by ...

There have been few occasions in my life when I have read letters that have made my eyes come so far out on stalks that it is ...

The magnificent music in Beethoven's only opera is poorly served by an over-zealous director in the current Covent Garden production.

The Wagner concert was titled “Gods and Mortals,” an oddity since Wagner’s gods perish and are thus quite mortal. The program ...

Fidelio is presented by the Washington National Opera on October 29, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., October 31 at 7:30p.m., November 2, 2024, at 7:00 pm and on November 4, 2024, at 7:00 pm at the Kennedy ...

That's because it's not just the usual British guff I've become used to when I play games that dabble with our manner of ...

Given he’s a disciple of the late Hans Neuenfels, who pioneered this interventionist approach to directing opera, his revisionist take on Fidelio should come as no surprise. In a nutshell his message ...

Over a month since the game came out in early October 2024, Atlus released a second story trailer for Metaphor: ReFantazio. The trailer includes content from the second act of the game, but no ...

The powerhouse soprano, already a company stalwart at 37, still seems to be figuring out a character whose moods change on a ...