Britain’s most iconic venue, the Royal Albert Hall, is hosting a series of events to celebrate Opera this autumn to allow a new audience an opportunity to enrich themselves in Opera in a laid-back ...

Loving opera is such a simple thing. And yet the conventional wisdom seems to strive to make it complicated. Opera, and classical music, are elitist and arcane: This view is held both by people who ...

Ten-year-old Mason Cole-Schweizer was cast against type as the antagonistic Dr. Bartolo in Rossini’s comedic opera, “The Barber of Seville.” But the cherubic blond with freckles rose to the occasion, ...

Confused or put off by opera? Let's see if we can change your mind! Here's a five minute introduction for the non-opera-aficionado. Read more about OperaUpClose, external More from the BBC on opera ...