opera
‘Akhnaten’ review: A timely opera regarding upheaval in the Middle East
March 6, 2026The piece is a “portrait opera” about a transformative figure who possesses “the power of inner vision.”
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Eric A. Gordon’s ‘Opera and Society,’ written in 1969, now in print
January 13, 2026People’s World sat down with our former staff writer and cultural editor Eric A. Gordon for a chat about his latest book.
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‘Forgotten: Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant’: Jazz-blues opera revived in Detroit
July 28, 2025Coming to the stage this fall: a compelling musical show about Detroit workers.
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Edward Said has said his last word—on opera
May 12, 2025Edward W. Said (1935–2003) was an astute scholar of music and a classically trained pianist whose publications include Musical Elaborations and Music at the Limits.
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Little Tokyo hosts world premiere of opera ‘The Camp’ about Japanese-American internment
March 13, 2025Little Tokyo’s JACCC Aratani Theatre hosted the world premiere of a new opera, in English, about a Japanese-American family wrongfully placed in a concentration camp in 1942.
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