It's a rare occasion when we watch the Oscar nominations and see films we've never heard of. The Academy is studiously middlebrow and mainstream, and they don't tend to wade into the deeper waters of ...

The five nominees also include Diane Warren, a song from Viva Verdi!

The Verdi Messa da Requiem—better known to English speakers as the Verdi Requiem—featuring the Cleveland Orchestra and its ...

Our critic tracked one concert, from its first rehearsals to its first performance. Practice is only part of what makes this ensemble excellent.

The performance revealed harmonic warmth and "unexpected depths of human tenderness and quiet spirituality." Fashioned by the soloists, chorus, orchestra and conductor, all were in accord with one ...

After starting the new year with a fine production of Puccini's Turandot, the Royal Opera has done even better with a perfect ...

Simon Boccanegra premiered at La Fenice in 1857, and centres on a Genovese doge’s loosening grip on power and his reunion ...

The Verdi Chorus will continue its 42nd season with a special Master Class led by critically praised dramatic baritone ...

Director Ryan Coogler spoke about writing “Sinners,” nominated for a record 16 nominations, for his late uncle. Rose Byrne, ...

The group of musicians Table For Five is soon reuniting to bring back their melodic sounds to Yellowknife audiences for two ...

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Viva Verdi is such an underrated film, it didn't even have a Wikipedia page as of press time. But its original song, "Sweet Dreams of Joy," from composer and lyricist Nicholas Pike, still managed to ...