Late last month, some people in the audience at the Royal Opera House booed a performance of Gioacchino Rossini’s Guillaume Tell, which featured a lurid gang rape scene not in the original libretto.

Ancient Rome transitioned from a monarchy to a republic in 509 B.C., after its seventh king, Tarquin the Proud, was overthrown in a palace coup triggered by his son, Sextus Tarquinius, who violated a ...

First seen at Glyndebourne in 1946 with Kathleen Ferrier in the title role, it provides meaty roles for the entire cast. All credit to Guildhall School of Music And Drama for choosing Britten’s most ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. BLO's production of Benjamin Britten's 1946 ...