A triumverate of opera's best and brightest are ready to rule as HGO mounts the Olivier Award-winning English National Opera production, widely regarded as the work's definitive treatment. • Susan ...

Complicated love triangles, hidden identities and a love song to a tree ― George Frideric Handel’s dramedy “Xerxes” makes its Detroit Opera debut this weekend. The production is an adaptation of ...

But many other glories spill forth, including dreamy or chipper arias for virtually every principal singer and orchestral interludes of Handelian splendor. As conducted by Harry Davidson, the various ...

Love, laughs, betrayal: The story of a powerful man who has everything but the woman he wants. Some things are timeless, no matter how they’re presented, and George Frideric Handel’s frothy dramedy ...

Lengthy enough to provoke joking comparisons to Wagner, George Frideric Handel’s “Xerxes” is loosely — very loosely — inspired by the life of the ancient Persian king, an empire builder. If you’re ...

I was a little too busy being born to attend the production’s first outing, so came late to the party at its most recent outing in 2005. Revival director Michael Walling has refined his ideas since ...

As timeless as Shakespeare plays, Handel operas shine through the centuries, whether the cast is clad in period costumes or trendy black leather – whether the set is Hampton Court or Club Med.

The Detroit Opera puts a contemporary spin on Handel’s classic 1738 opera “Xerxes.” The Detroit Opera has put a contemporary spin on Handel’s classic 1738 “Xerxes” masterpiece about love and the ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The cast includes Susan Graham as Xerxes, Laura Claycomb as Romilda, David ...

Music from another century, songs written in a foreign language and runtimes that can reach over three hours may make some operas seem unapproachable to people who are not used to the genre. But come ...

It only took about five minutes on Sunday afternoon for the San Francisco Opera's first production of Handel's "Xerxes" to establish itself as a genuine triumph. As conductor Patrick Summers led the ...