We're off to see the "bondage sofa". Already this morning, designer Simon Higlett has shown me some of his ideas for Scottish Opera's new production of Mozart's The Magic Flute. We've seen the serpent ...

Dive into a world of sky pirates, menacing cephalopods and bustier-clad lasses in Queen Victoria’s Floating Garden of Secrets and Natural Wonders, the world’s first full-length steampunk opera. Set in ...

The Fargo-Moorhead Opera's performance of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" contains the standard elements of every fairytale: a handsome prince, a beautiful princess, an evil queen in a faraway land. The ...

Opera Orlando, however, is taking a unique approach by folding the short ballet “Pulcinella” into the story of “Pagliacci.” Written in 1892, “Pagliacci” is a story of passion, jealousy and murder set ...

MANAYUNK >> Fresh off its inaugural year, Manayunk Theatre Co. returns to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival with a new show and a newer venue. The troupe will perform “The Dolls of New Albion: A ...

Over the last few years a number of bands, ranging from Brooklyn-based punk rock outfit Golem to indie stalwart Beirut, have found inspiration in the diverse sounds of Eastern European music. Just as ...

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Edison’s Conquest of Mars: A Victorian Era steampunk space opera Your email has been sent The 1898 novel Edison's Conquest of Mars, the unauthorized sequel to The War of the Worlds, lays the ...