The sights, sounds and spectacle of French grand opera may have helped to keep the revolutionary spirit alive in the hearts and minds of Parisian audiences, according to research by a University of ...

The French Revolution changed many things beyond political systems, from a short-lived reorganization of the calendar to the invention of the metric system. The Paris Opera, that most royal of ...

If you enjoy opera or would like to learn more about this wonderful art form, you will have fun exploring Italian and French operas with Mr. Cascia. This class will listen to some of the greatest ...

When will Maria Callas record a complete Carmen? That is the intriguing question that has been raised by Angel’s release of a record of French opera arias sung by Callas. Two of the arias are from ...

How does a French opera set in 1820s Spain become one of the most popular operas of all time? Just ask a French conductor. ’s production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” “These tunes are so richly inspired that ...

Poor Jules Massenet. How could the most successful French opera composer of his generation fall so far out of fashion? Perhaps the new 23-CD box set of Massenet's music, marking the 100th anniversary ...

Opera has been performed here since the 1790s, and fittingly, New Orleans was the first city in the United States to have its own opera company. In 1859, its director, Charles Boudousquié, ...