The enterprising Boston Opera Collaborative is presenting a condensed version of the ultimate opera seria, Mozart’s “Idomeneo,” at the Longy School’s Pickman Auditorium, June 11, 12, and ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 1781 masterpiece “Idomeneo,” his early venture into the then-prevalent opera seria style of grand themes, historical figures and mythological stories, strikes ...

Opera seria, as the name suggests, is an opera with a serious subject matter such as Mozart’s *The Clemency of Titus* or *Idomeneo*. Mozart also wrote in the genre of singspiel which means ...

On Friday night, the Wolf Trap Opera offered an answer — in the form of a 250-year-old opera nobody has ever heard of. You are what you read. Reveal your 2024 reader type with Newsprint.

The approach pairs surprisingly well with this 1816 opera seria, right down to the setting. This version of the story from beginning to end remains in Venice—birthplace of the hearty soup ...

Philippe Jaroussky and Artaserse share camaraderie in opera seria The countertenor delivered a promising if imperfect performance in the program presented by Boston Early Music Festival at Jordan ...