Sara Holdren’s new production for Heartbeat Opera takes its lead from Bulgakov’s Faustian novel “The Master and Margarita.” By Joshua Barone The director Sara Holdren has made it pretty clear that she ...

Syracuse Opera's "Romeo & Juliet" is the company's second production of the 2008-09 season -- Friday night's performance felt like the season premiere. Director of Music Douglas Kinney Frost made his ...

Ready to press play on 'Gounod's Romeo and Juliet: San Francisco Opera' without the hassle? Here are some useful notes to know before watching about the San Francisco Opera music flick. Gounod's Romeo ...

There are plenty of examples in music, literature, even People magazine, of people willing to dance with the devil, shall we say, to get what they want. The greatest is the German poet Goethe’s ...

Gounod’s erotically-charged Faust has thrilled audiences since its Paris premiere in 1859. The mingling of sex, sin and religion in the legend of the philosopher who sells his soul to the Devil is ...