Performing Arts

NEW YORK—Though billed as a musical, "The Wrong Man" features completely sung rather than spoken words. Does this make it an opera? No, no, no! There’s not a whiff of ...

NEW YORK—Just because something can be done, doesn’t mean it should be. Playwright Brian Friel makes clear this ...

One block south of New York's Central Park, a 1,000-year-old choral tradition is thriving at Saint Thomas Choir ...

NEW YORK—Some years ago I had the pleasure and privilege of appearing in the classic Kabuki play "Kanjincho" ...

TORONTO—What is true happiness? It is a question that human beings have asked since time immemorial. It is ...

Kristin Chenoweth is a star of Broadway (a Tony winner for “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” and ...

Puccini's first opera, if it is known at all, is known best as the two-act “Le Villi.” But, in ...

The flawless flips and sky-high leaps may seem effortless when Jay Huang performs onstage, but they are only ...

NEW YORK—When you’re in a downward alcoholic spiral, it's only a matter of time before you hit rock ...

It started with satire. After years of watching conservatives lambasted on stage, playwright Robert Cooperman thought, well, what ...

TORONTO—Most young women dream of meeting their prince charming and living happily ever after. Yet there are exceptions. ...

NEW YORK—Playwright Robin Glendinning was inspired to write the provocative “Kingfishers Catch Fire” by a visit a few ...

"I feel like there is an electric current running through my body ... It's like every cell of ...

Opera Tenor Marcello Giordani passed away on Oct. 5 aged 56, according to his obituary. 360NG reported that ...

Conductors are a relatively new breed of musician. Only as compositions became more complex circa 1810 (blame Beethoven!) ...

MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK—Mental grit and a drive to constantly move forward have led Victor Li to where he ...

Petrov won the gold prize at the NTD International Piano Competition on Sept. 28 in New York.

Miso says she tries to love every piece she plays, so that in the moment, she can share ...

Vladimir Petrov from Mexico won gold, Nicolas Giacomelli from Italy won silver, and Sanghie Lee from South Korea ...

Two years ago, Sanghie Lee played Schumann's Fantasie in C major and it immediately touched her heart.

Robert Schumann's "Kreisleriana," an eight-movement dramatic fantasy, was a favorite of his critics, and is certainly one of ...

Music is entertainment, but it can also be a powerful communicator of grand ideas and things we can't, ...

Sounds of Beethoven sonatas trickled out of Manhattan's Baruch Performing Arts Center all day Friday, Sept. 27, coupled ...

NEW YORK—In support of its mission to present plays inspired by the ethos of noted Irish playwright George ...

This week, pianists came together for NTD's 5th International Piano Competition, with 15 contestants proceeding to the semi-final. ...

For the past 23 years, opera—and avocados—have thrived on Rick and Joan Kennaway’s “Operacado” orchard at Glenbervie, Whangarei, ...

The 2019 NTD 5th International Piano Competition semi-final and final are set to take place on Sept. 27-28. ...