Category: Opera

3D Video Replaces Huge Sets in Verona as Full Operas Resume

VERONA, Italy—The Verona Arena amphitheater in northern Italy has returned to staging full operas for the first time since the pandemic—but with one big difference. The monumental sets that normally fill the vast amphitheater stage have been replaced by dynamic, 3D images broadcast on huge LED screens, recreating a Sicilian village or a Fellini-esque film…


‘Regieoper’ Versus ‘Werktreue’: A New Act for Opera

Opera has become a joke in modern pop culture. From commercials to movies, it’s always considered funny to make a crack about opera and its singers. Tropes of stout blond singers in horned helmets and breastplates are all that most people know about opera. However, most people have never experienced real opera. Other than Mozart’s…


NTD International Vocal Competition Announces 2021 Dates

The New Tang Dynasty International Chinese Vocal Competition presents vocal artists with a challenge they rarely can find elsewhere: to sing Chinese songs in the bel canto style. The unique competition is a true test of a vocalist’s skills. Sponsored by NTD Television, which broadcasts the semifinal and final rounds to an audience that can reach…