Author: James Sohre

It seems very appropriate that a record company called NaÔve should elect to release a solo recital for a soprano in her very early 20s.

Gounod you know, but how about Gouvy?

Bonus features on opera DVDs usually get generic names, such as “Interview” or “Backstage with…”

A handsome black steed bows its head, eyes open, peering into the darkness around it.

It can be fascinating, although not necessarily pleasant, to see oneself through the eyes of others.

The Voltaire maxim usually given in English as “The perfect is the enemy of the good” illuminates the artistic conflicts surrounding many a Wagner production.

Since 2006, movie cineplexes across the USA have attracted a somewhat unlikely crowd for Saturday matinees, from fall to spring.

Classic films often receive the honor of a full “restoration,” especially when a new viewing format appears.

A quarter century having passed since its premiere, Nixon in China appears to have secured a niche in the opera repertoire, at least of American opera houses.