Review: Hildegard of Bingen’s Extraordinary Life, on Operatic Scale

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s gorgeously mesmerizing first opera has both focus and a thematically expansive view of a moment in ...

Opera Timeline

Mantua's court hosts Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo, the earliest opera still performed today. Boasting a large orchestra it is one of the earliest to specify instrumentation, including three organs, ...

Hildegard von Bingen was a saint, an abbess, a mystic, a pioneering composer and is now an opera

L.A. Opera presents the world premiere of Sarah Kirkland Snider's 'Hildegard,' about the mystical 12th century composer/abbess St. Hildegard von Bingen.
Observer

Doubt, Faith and the Creative Odyssey Behind Sarah Kirkland Snider’s “Hildegard”

Produced in collaboration with Beth Morrison and directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer, the work bridges sacred tradition and modern ...
BroadwayWorld

Stephan Zilias Appointed as New Music Director Of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen has appointed Stephan Zilias as its new Music Director. He will take up the position in September ...