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The month of May with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra feels like a glyph on “Camelot,” when Queen Guenevere wonders, “what do the simple folk do, when the world turns sour?”

The conductor will depart in August, the opera house said, four years ahead of schedule and after just two seasons in the job.

This week on Musica we talk to the rising directors turning the opera world on its head.

Salvatore Sciarrino’s “Venere e Adone,” his 15th opera, premieres this weekend at the Hamburg State Opera.

Many celebrations are scheduled throughout the Silver State in the month of August. These Nevada 150 events celebrate all things Nevada and help bring awareness to the 150th Anniversary of Statehood. The following events are held Aug. 15 through Aug. 31.

Everything was set for a glorious start to Britains finest annual opera festival in Sussex: the sun was shining, the lawn was immaculate and ready for the operatic hordes to descend for their picnics during the traditional long interval and a complimentary glass of Nyetimber English champagne awaited each of us.

Because this section is free of charge, community events are subject to run based on available space. Email events to calendar@newsadvance.com.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis opens its season with a compelling and vibrant expanded version of Joplin's classic

The exhibition Mi, or Seek, is currently being held at the Song Art Museum in northeastern Beijings Shunyi district.

After COVID-19 closures, Edmonton Opera presented a contemporary telling of the Greek myth of lovers separated by death.