opera

Commissioned by Napoleon, the opulent Opera Garnier is named after its architect, Charles Garnier. Garnier rose from the Paris slums to design one of Europe's most celebrated venues. Opera Garnier eventually became the inspiration for the novel and musical, "Phantom of the Opera."

A new opera tells the story of the Black women who organized in Alabama leading up to the Montgomery bus boycott.

The historic La Scala opera house in Italy has announced that renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-Whun will take over in 2027 and serve as music director until 2030.

Coming from small-town Texas, mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis has found her voice on the world stage with a new album that encompasses a myriad of musical influences.

John Adams has been called America's greatest living composer. His adaptation of Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" opens at the Metropolitan Opera, in New York, next week.

Seven young vocalists perform onstage at Trinity University for the Tuesday Musical Club's annual Young Artist Competition.

On Robeson, opera singer Davóne Tines pays tribute to the musician often remembered for singing "Ol' Man River." Tines' album pairs well with the 14-CD album Paul Robeson: Voice of Freedom.

"This opera definitely changed the way I think about opera," says Fabiola Quezada, one of the stars of Nathan Felix's new immersive work, "Glory Gone." The opera premieres on Saturday, March 1 at the Radius Center.

Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the forgotten heyday of opera in New Orleans.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with composer Levi Taylor and librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton about two new operas featuring Black female protagonists that were commissioned by the Kennedy Center's Social Impact program, in collaboration with the Washington National Opera.