Turning Handel oratorio into opera can be a rewarding enterprise. Charles Edwards’ presentation of Joshua, over 15 years ago, ...

First performed in 1749, Handel’s Susanna is an oratorio that rarely reaches the stage. Yet in Opera North’s new ...

Read our review of Susanna at the Grand Theatre, Leeds: dance and opera come together in this rare staging of Handel’s ...

You might not think George Frederick Handel would suddenly find a new relevance in the era of MeToo. Yet his 1749 oratorio ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has opened Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah. It is ...

Fully staged with costumes and a dramatic stage set, Susannah features a 34-piece live orchestra and 32 singers. it is most popular American opera after Porgy and Bess. Set in 1920s Appalachia, the ...

At the end of Act II, as Susannah closes the door behind her and leaves Little Bat a sobbing mess on the stage, you are left to ponder composer Carlisle Floyd's overriding theme: Would you right a ...

Michelle Krisel’s enthusiasm for “Susannah,” an American opera by composer Carlisle Floyd, is infectious. Krisel, general and artistic director at Ash Lawn Opera, is always passionate about her shows, ...

Paula Williams has directed "The Magic Flute" at the San Francisco Opera, "Andrea Chénier" for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, "Don Giovanni" at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, "Tosca" at the ...

Young singers from Ash Lawn Opera will perform music from a perennially popular American opera at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Louisa Arts Center. “Susannah” by Carlisle Floyd will be presented with piano by ...