Is 'Tristan' the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met

Opera director Yuval Sharon has said that Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" is the hardest work in the traditional repertoire to stage.

The Met Opera Gambles on a Visionary Director for Its New ‘Tristan’

Yuval Sharon, known for his bold approach to opera, is making his Met debut with what he has called “the single hardest work” ...
PrideSource

Opera impresario to debut new work at Michigan Opera Theatre

DETROIT – Dr. David DiChiera is a man who dreams in operatic proportions. Having founded two of the nation's most successful opera companies and transformed a decrepit Detroit movie palace into a ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Confronting Opera as an “Inherently Colonialist Art Form,” Yuval Sharon Brings New Work to L.A.

The renowned opera director and founder of The Industry is premiering 'The Comet / Poppea,' a mash-up of Monteverdi and a short story by W.E.B. Du Bois, at MOCA's Geffen Contemporary. By Jordan Riefe ...

Met Opera’s ‘Tristan Und Isolde’ Star Ekaterina Gubanova Talks Travel, Rituals, And Performing

As the Met Opera’s new Tristan und Isolde opens, the mezzo-soprano behind Brangäne talks performance rituals, favorite cities ...
Dallas Observer

Dallas Opera Announces Its Most Adventurous Commissioned Work To Date

Last night during its “Composer Conversations” event, The Dallas Opera announced a commission of a new opera, Everest, by composer Joby Talbot and librettist Gene Scheer. The one-act work will mark ...