Popularity is the rarest of accomplishments for contemporary opera, but Mexican composer Daniel Catán achieved it when he wrote “Florencia en el Amazonas.” It has been performed successfully around ...

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A woman dressed in a white robe meets your gaze. “Pull over,” she declares. “Don’t run. Keep calm.” She speaks with clarity and confidence, making sure that you catch every syllable, but there’s ...

Two new productions - The Minotaur and L’Orfeo - offer fresh takes on mythical tales. By Alexandra Coghlan The Minotaur/L’Orfeo Royal Opera House/Silent Opera Journeys to the Underworld take many ...

San Diego Opera opens the Gabriel Garcia Marquez inspired "Florencia en el Amazonas" this weekend. KPBS went behind the scenes to find out what role a conductor plays in bringing an opera to life.