NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor Rolando Villazón was singing the title role in Massenet’s “Werther” in 2006 at Nice, France, when he started thinking about how he would direct the opera.

After producing intimate productions in St. Louis for more than three decades, Union Avenue Opera is trying something new this weekend. It’s hosting the inaugural One-Act Festival, orbiting the theme “exploring identity and injustice through opera.

Opera Southwest has been named a finalist for an International Opera Award for its production of “Doña Clementina.”

Tri-Cities Opera is thrilled to kick off its 2025 – 2026 season with a fresh, English-language production of Gianni Schicchi.

The "small wins" like "being able to sing through songs and being in rehearsals, being comfortable and not in pain all the time" makes her feel good. According to the charity Tourettes Action, the key symptoms are involuntary movements or tics and the condition affects one school child in every 100.

In turn the weekend events will set the stage for Park City Opera’s upcoming production of David Conte’s “Gift of the Magi,” which will be performed Dec. 19 and 20 at Park City Community Church.