On February 8, 2026, in Kebumen, Java, Indonesia, @abbasysunarto shared a video of their cat sleeping in an unusual position. In the video, the cat was so deeply asleep that it was difficult to wake ...

On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart weighed in on Timothée Chalamet’s viral takedown of ballet and opera. “As you are well aware, a terrible war has been raging for two weeks now,” ...

Bangkok-based opera director S.P. Somtow on why the genre's future may lie far from where it began: "Opera is going to survive no matter what anyone says." By Somtow Sucharitkul Composer and Conductor ...

Goldberg added, “You come from a dance family, so when you crap on somebody else’s art form, it doesn’t feel good. You probably didn’t realize until you said, ‘Oh, I’m in trouble,’ but then you ...

The Seattle Opera fired off a tongue-in-cheek rebuttal in response to Timothée Chalamet’s comments about the ballet and opera on Saturday. The company announced a discount code—the actor’s first ...

Timothée Chalamet is catching criticism for his recent comments about ballet and opera, where the Oscar nominee said that "no one cares" about those art forms. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

FKA twigs leaned on her opera training on her 2019 album, Magdalene. “Popular music draws on opera historically, perhaps more than one may realize,” says Jen Luzzo, press director for New York City’s ...

If only European generals had possessed the tactical skills of Opera Orlando’s leaders, perhaps World War I might have been a shorter and less bloody affair. Opera Orlando waited until it felt the ...

The opera, created by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer, in collaboration with director and choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, tells the story of Civil War-era spies Mary Jane Bowser, ...

Mr. Scorca served as the president and chief executive of Opera America, a service organization, from 1990 to 2025. See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura ...

Christos Makridis is also a co-founder of Living Opera and the Living Opera Foundation and founder of CM Culture Management. He is also an affiliate and contributor to several think tank communities ...

Every few years, you'll hear a familiar refrain: "Opera is dying." National surveys point to slumping attendance at live performances. Audiences are aging, leaving fewer fans to fill seats at ...