Melanie Everard, was an opera-skeptic. “I was much more than a skeptic, I disliked opera intensely.” A surprising sentiment from a music teacher, and it made her an unlikely candidate to participate ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. SARAH LARSEN, REPORTER: It's got more drama than a soap opera, more weird costumes than a Lady Gaga ...

WHY IT’S COOL: Opera is a dazzling spectacle, but between language issues and sheer length, it can be a daunting experience for newbies. Enter the San Francisco Opera and a certain love potion. The ...

At Kids Opera Boot Camp, the three-hour session includes education about the building blocks of opera, creative activities and a kid-friendly opera performance. Karen Almond The Dallas Opera believes ...

IRVINE — Opera Pacific’s seventh annual Opera Camp is well under way and, as usual, many participants are from Irvine. This year’s production is “Christopher Columbus,” which uses music by Jacques ...

Ever been to an opera? Perhaps you've seen "The Magic Flute" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? He started composing music when he was 5. You've probably never heard of "The Sonorian," though. It's a new ...

I know it doesn’t happen for every parent, so having a child who shares my passion for theater, music, books and arts and culture in general feels really good. As my daughter gets older (she’s 12 now) ...

Opera may seem like work for the grand stage. But at the front of a crowded assembly room in Lake Worth imaginatively costumed performers recently presented an epic tale of striving, loss and the ...

Earlier this year, the opera world had one of its few-and-far-between viral videos. It’s an episode of the Kids Meet series by YouTube’s HiHo Kids, titled Kids Meet an Opera Singer. American soprano ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. In rehearsal halls across San Diego County, hundreds of children have begun warbling one of ...

Before taking kids to an opera, Google the opera and give them the general story line so they know what is going to take place, and watch a few segments online, suggests Karen Flayhart, Opera Omaha's ...

On its face, "Brundibar," the children's opera adapted by Maurice Sendak and Tony Kushner, is a simple, charming tale about standing up to bullies and overcoming adversity, with a little help from ...