Opera has always been a scrappy, innovative art form. Take the composer Richard Wagner, who designed his own orchestra pit and invented his own instruments ? a new trumpet and tuba ? just to get more ...

You probably have never heard opera performed like this. The East Village Opera Company, which is comprised of a five-piece band, a string quartet and two vocalists, offers hard-hitting arrangements ...

It was an enchanting summer evening, and the large audience that attended the opening performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific was completely enchanted by the well-sung, energetic ...