On a recent evening in Coolidge Corner, as rush hour traffic flooded down Harvard Street and the T ferried passengers to and from the city, the unmistakable notes of opera drifted out of an alley in ...

Good thing there were only four Central City Opera Flower Girls this year; any more and their al fresco presentation might have been rained out. Mother Nature couldn’t seem to make up her mind the day ...

When Opera Parallèle was just beginning, its founder, conductor and artistic director Nicole Paiement would host lively potluck dinners for board members and staff around her San Francisco dining ...

This opera is a musical tribute to the dead. An experimental multimedia opera about the Nubian diaspora will open in Boerum Hill next week — one year after the death of one of its creators. “The ...

A bright new opera designed for children is about to make its debut this weekend in San Francisco. “Xochitl and the Flowers,” by Opera Parallèle resident composer Chris Pratorius, will receive three ...

It's not very often that a performance of "Don Giovanni" is prefaced by a solicitous inquiry from the house manager asking whether anyone in the audience needs a blanket. But then, not many opera ...

One of the nicest examples of history repeating itself comes on the last Saturday in June, when the Central City Opera opens its Summer Festival. It’s a festive occasion that involves a blast of ...