In a short program note for “The Romance of the Rose,” given its world premiere by Long Beach Opera over the weekend, the composer Kate Soper suggests that opera “is a good receptacle for the messy ...

Romance is in the air at Opéra Louisiane. Make that failed romance, when the company opens Jacques Offenbach's grand opera, "The Tales of Hoffmann," on Friday in the Raising Cane's River Center ...

Continuing an important tradition of presenting groundbreaking new works, Long Beach Opera will present the world premiere in February of 2023 of Kate Soper's fantastical and darkly comic opera The ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Kate Soper’s “The Romance of the Rose,” which had its long-delayed premiere at Long Beach Opera, showcases her signature quick-shifting ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. “The Pirates of Penzance” is a romantic comedy — and an opera. Gilbert and Sullivan ...

Tivoli Treloar, as the Lover, second from left, presents a white rose to Lucas Steele as the Dreamer in Kate Soper's "The Romance of the Rose" at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro. To the right ...