Denyce Graves brings firepower to Washington Opera's 'Carmen'
Weekend update: Handel Choir, Wash. Concert Opera
Harrison steps down as head of opera company
Fleming shines in fanciful 'Borgia'
Annapolis Opera introduces rising stars
Renee Fleming, vibrant cast bow in WNO 'Lucrezia'
Leontyne Price electrifies NEA Opera Awards event
Reminder: first NEA Opera Awards presented tonight
A musical, centennial celebration
Fleming reaches for the stars
LETTERS
Pretty as a princess
Met's simulcast 'Salome' kicks some, um, posterior
Baltimore Opera offers a stirring 'Aida'
CALENDAR
Opera is cool
No nudity, please, we're skittish
Gentler note in 'Aida' speaks volumes
Free tickets offered for NEA Opera Honors
Condensed 'Carmen' cabaret at Theatre Project
Stylish, updated 'Giovanni'
Not Bizet, but this 'Carmen' could be called smashing
Bizet's 'Pearl Fishers' is a colorful catch
Metropolitan Opera at home in Baltimore (on screen)
Lorin Maazel to launch festival at his Virginia estate
WNO offers prismatic 'Pearl Fishers'
more critics's picks
Rockin' the Web
'A tinge of star quality'
AACC promising an eclectic season
Strauss' comedic 'Ariadne' a delight
BEST OF THIS WEEK
Crowds to blame for BSO's split personality
Helping high C's go high-def at Lyric
Musical rules were made to be broken at An die Musik event
SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS
'Gondoliers' sets sail
Putting passion into an opera about Persephone
Staging 'The Gondoliers'
Applause for Alsop's first season
On break, students take to the stage
Opera aims for innovation
An intense performance of 'Cavalleria'
Vengeance becomes 'Elektra'
The Big Three
Young pianist chosen as top 'Rising Star'
