Alan Gilbert conducts The New York Philharmonic in "The Cunning Little Vixen," Czech composer Leoš Janácek's 1923 opera based on a comic strip, which follows a young vixen’s capture by a forester and her eventual escape.

A look at the current production of Wagner's "Die Walküre" at the Metropolitan Opera.

Rafael Pi Roman speaks with composer Stephen Schwartz about his first opera, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, playing through May 1, 2011 at New York City Opera.

New York City Opera presents Donizetti’s "The Elixir of Love." Set in the 1950’s American Southwest, this beloved bel canto comedy revisits Jonathan Miller’s production from 2006.

Rafael Pi Roman previews the premiere of the Metropolitan Opera's production of Gioachino Rossini's final opera, "Le Comte Ory."

Renee Fleming from Rochester, New York, has been called the people’s diva. Like many of us, Fleming had a typical suburban American childhood. Now, however, she’s in demand at all the world’s greatest opera stages and concert halls. Paula Zahn sits down with Fleming to discuss her soaring opera career.

Patrice Chereau was known to the french at a young age as a theater prodigy who began his professional carreer at 19. He went on to become a critically acclaimed opera director who has also worked in theater and films. Paula Zahn interviews the prolific director making his U.S. directorial debut with From the House [...]

George Steel is the founder and conductor of the Gotham City Orchestra and Vox Vocal Ensemble. For more than 11 years, he transformed Columbia University’s Miller Theater into an acclaimed showcase for both early and modern music. In February of 2009 after just a few months running the Dallas Opera, he was tapped to head [...]