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The article discusses the development of the Prototype Festival of U.S. opera introduced in New York City in 2013. Producers Beth Morrison, Kristin Marting and Kim Whitener founded the event due to the lack of festival showcasing contemporary chamber opera in the city. It mentions the inclusion of world premieres of works developed by Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) or HERE Arts Center in the festival. Among the world premieres at the 2022 festival are "The All Sing" and "The Hang."

The article offers information on Duke Kim, who plays Le Remendado in Carmen at Washington National Opera. Topics include considered that in August, Kim sing the tenor solos in Haydn's Creation at the Grant Park Festival, and he looks forward to his first Alfredo in Traviata at Seattle Opera in spring 2023.

The article presents an examination into the plot and performance history of the opera "Giulio Cesare," composed by George Frideric Handel in 1724. Details are given highlighting the thematic importance of the severed head of Pompey the Great in the opera's story. Comments are also given noting the personalities who premiered the production, including the castrato Senesino and the soprano Francesca Cuzzoni.

The article reviews the Houston Grand Opera premiere of its latest mariachi opera, El Milagro del Recuerdo (The Miracle of Remembering), featured stars of mariachi music in performance conducted by David Hanlon on December 5, at Houston.

Presents information on the opera "Die Walküre," composed by Richard Wagner, to be broadcast through the Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network on April 23, 2005. Background on the opera's story; Overview of the premiere of the opera in various countries; Suggested books, recordings and film adaptation about the opera and Wagner. INSET: DIE WALKÜRE.

Presents information on the opera "Die Zauberflöte," composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, to be broadcast through the Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network on April 16, 2005. Background on the opera's plot in three acts; Cast of the opera's premiere at the Metropolitan on March 30, 1900; Suggested books, recordings, and video adaptation about the opera and Mozart. INSET: DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE.

The article presents important facts about the opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss and play of the same name by Oscar Wilde. Topics covered include the first performances of the opera, including the New York premiere at the Met featuring Olive Fremstad in the title role, criticisms to the opera's sexualized story of Saint John the Baptist, and a drag version of the play portrayed by British dancer Lindsay Kemp.

The article presents a profile of the opera "The Merchant of Venice," composed by André Tchaikowsky, set to be premiered at the Bregenz Festival in Austria on July 18, 2013. Details are given describing the composer's life and aesthetics, the features of the operatic storyline and characters as an adaptation of a well-known play by William Shakespeare, and the compositional history of the work.

The article presents discussion regarding the history of the opera "Parsifal," by Richard Wagner, particularly its production history in the United States at the Metropolitan Opera of New York City (Met). Details are given outlining the background surrounding the work's U.S. premiere at the Met in 1903 and the power struggle between the Met and the opera company of Bayreuth, Germany for artistic control over the works of Richard Wagner.

A calendar of events in the U.S. during September 2011 to April 2012 is presented, which includes an opera Christopher Theofanidis's "Heart of a Soldier," world premiere of opera "The Enchanted Island," by Metropolitan Opera, and premiere of the musical "Show Boat."

The article presents U.S. opera news information and photographs from 2008. The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Illinois began its season on September 27, 2008 with Jules Massenet's "Manon," starring Natalie Desay and Jonas Kaufmann. Darren K. Woods, the director of the Fort Worth Opera in Texas, has announced the world premiere of the opera "Before Night Falls," by Jorge Martín in 2010. Irene Dalis, the founder of the Opera San Jose in California, received a Lifetime Achievement Award.