Opera
We Saw Someone Sing Opera Over Trip Hop at 'Tapestry Explorations'
From opera singers in kimonos to 'Sound of Music' trip hop covers, Tap:EX Tables Turned is the weirdest and best show ever.
Meet Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, the Opera Singer Who Combines African-American and Yiddish Folk Music
As a black, gay, opera singer who was raised Christian, Anthony Russell wasn't destined to be a Yiddish folk singer, but he's pretty great at it.
Preview the Epic Dance Opera Filmed Inside CERN's Large Hadron Collider
We spoke with Ruben Van Leer about 'Symmetry,' his explosive upcoming film about particle physics.
Singing Opera Is a Lot Like Running a Restaurant
I never had the intention of changing my profession, but it turns out that my life as a performer and as a restaurant owner has considerable overlap.
MUNCHIES Presents: Korean Spanish Opera
Berlin's Kochu Karu—a Spanish-Korean fusion restaurant—is host to a very special event: the "Singmahl," a multi-course meal where each dish is accompanied by live opera music.
GABI's Gabrielle Herbst on Reinventing Classical Music and Writing an Opera About Death
"I think opera’s a great way to come to terms with things that scare us."
This Opera Gives Sex Workers a Voice
The Sex Workers' Opera has allowed those who feel their voice is becoming increasingly marginalized to speak out against the criminalization of their trade in a unique way.
Enhanced Opera Replaces Physical Sets With Digital Projections
For opera, 'The Cunning LIttle Vixen,' creative studio Walter Robot created giant animated characters to sync with a live orchestra.
Joseph Keckler's Teen Goth Relapse
Just in time for Halloween, New York performance artist Joseph Keckler premieres his St. Mark's teen goth relapse on VICE.
Cry-Baby of the Week: Some Guys Allegedly Shot a Woman Because They Lost at Beer Pong
Also this week: A Muslim woman was ejected from the opera because she refused to remove her veil.
Opera About Palestinian Hijacking and Execution Provokes Outrage in New York
Hundreds of protesters and several prominent politicians assembled Monday night near Manhattan's Lincoln Center to decry a Metropolitan Opera production as anti-Semitic.
What Is Extremity? A Conversation with Mayhem's Attila Csihar
We talked to the legendary black metal band's frontman about pushing boundaries, playing live, and learning from opera singers.