Opera

Drawing on rock, tango, movie-thriller music, Baroque opera, hip-hop, and more, the score of this "steampunk murder mystery" is consistently engaging and exciting.

Based on a 1964 film, the tense new opera by the creator of 'Wicked' and 'Godspell' triumphs at New York City Opera.

This demanding new work won't appeal to everyone, but it's so different that it's fascinating.

The Met hadn't staged this excellent example of Parisian grand opera in 113 years.

This is gritty opera, just the basics, but what crowd-pleasing basics they are.

The Christian God is a latecomer to this musical feast; perhaps he'll be seated during intermission, at the discretion of the management.

The Dido Project transposes Purcell's Baroque opera about the Queen of Carthage and the hero Aeneas to the modern boardroom, with video aplenty.