VIENNA – The TV cameras were told to ignore her, and Austria's rich and powerful sought to avoid her. But amid all the bling on display at the Vienna Opera Ball, most eyes were still on one particular ...

A prominent practitioner of the historically grand productions that were once fashionable at the Met, he was especially well known for his stagings of Wagner. By A.J. Goldmann Sophia Loren, Kim ...

VIENNA – American actor Jane Fonda said Wednesday she accepted an Austrian building tycoon's invitation to attend the Vienna Opera Ball because he offered to “pay me quite a bit of money.” The 85-year ...

Vienna’s stately avenues have hosted balls since the Habsburgs. In the 19th century, the elaborate, exclusive affairs allowed ...

The production will be streamed over the Internet with help from Samsung and video processing software company Elemental. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor The Vienna State Opera plans to present its ...

VIENNA (Reuters) - Not many opera seasons start off as dramatically as this year's did at the Vienna State Opera with two star conductors storming off, but the opera's director Dominique Meyer wants ...

On October 7, 2023, composer Ella Milch Sheriff woke up early in her Tel Aviv apartment to what sounded like a bomb. The skies were blue, the sun was shining, and her partner told her to go back to ...

Milan’s famed opera house is cracking down on the underdressed, even as it and other European opera companies try to attract a wider audience. By Amelia Nierenberg This was featured in live coverage.