Some thoughts on Heartbeat Opera’s increasing ubiquity and Opera Saratoga’s summer fare in the latest Classical Notes.

Zachary Woolfe became The Times’s classical music critic in 2022, after serving as classical music editor since 2015. Prior to joining The Times, he was the opera critic of the New York Observer.

The St. Croix Valley Opera, Pickup Truck Opera, Ordway Inside Out and the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra are among several fun ...

San Francisco Opera’s full-length production, which runs Nov. 13-Dec. 1, sees Francesca Zambello returning to the directorial seat after “Carmen” took the War Memorial stage in 2019.

As usual, my retrospective list of the “best” classical and opera offerings of the year has a lot more to do with lasting impressions than definitive rankings. This was a year of big tours and ...

Reconnect with the classics at Miami Beach’s upcoming classical music series. The series includes operas, chamber music, and ...

Many of St. Louis’ classical music organizations are going dormant, but two of our three opera companies awake in summer for their mainstage seasons. Opera Theatre of St. Louis Where: Loretto ...

She first saw an opera — “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi — at 15 while ... “Now I am bringing my culture to classical music because part of it is kept out of the narrative.

Spring can be the slow time in classical music, that part of the year when the major orchestras and opera companies are winding down -- and just before the big, outdoor summer season starts up.

Editor’s note: this story is part of City Journal’s Summer 2021 print issue and is being published online in two installments. Part 1 appeared last week. Until August 2020, Dona Vaughn had been the ...