American Opera

A Tempo this Saturday (8/13) features a conversation about Opera America's oral history initiative, sharing stories from opera artists about the past 50 years.

My Lai (this work contains profanity that may be upsetting to some, discretion is advised)

In an All-American Sunday Opera, we'll feature Ricky Ian Gordon's 2007 operatic version of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" followed by Samuel Barber's Knoxville Summer of 1915 and Aaron Copland's Short Symphony No. 2.

Carlisle Floyd, whom we lost in September of last year, has been called the ‘Father of American Opera,” and on this week’s SUNDAY OPERA (2/13 3:00 p.m.),…

As opera returns to the stage post-pandemic, there are continued efforts to bring new voices and new works to the stage. A Tempo this Saturday (10/30 at 7…

A concert reading of a new opera by the Classical Network's Artst-in Residence Jed Distler will have a first reading this Sunday October 13th at New York…

Dell'Arte Opera Ensemble's Summer Festival, "Voices From the Tower," is turning the spotlight on operas composed by women, past and present, and A Tempo…

Innovation is alive and well in the opera world, particularly at smaller and more creative opera companies and festivals. This week, A Tempo spotlights…