“Four thousand years ago, someone pressed a reed into clay to preserve this story. Tonight, we sing it forward.” — Diana Farrell, librettist and artistic director Ahmad Joudeh (young Gilgamesh), center, with ensemble in "Gilgamesh: The Opera" at Cerritos Center (Photo by Christina Gandolfo) The 4,000-year-old epic tale of Gilgamesh was brought to life last weekend in the form of a lush opera five years in the making. With culturally inflected orchestral music, a rich libret

Shakespeare Theatre Company’s (STC) “The Matchbox Magic Flute” – continuing at STC's Klein Theatre through June 16 – makes opera...

From left to right: Julia Eichten and Ariadne Greif in Long Beach Opera's "Isola" (Photo by J.J. Geiger for Long Beach Opera) Though it...

Gina May Walter in Opera Lab Berlin and English Theatre Berlin's "Sales of a Deadman" (Photo courtesy Opera Lab Berlin) Sometimes you...