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 ...

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 ...

The conundrum of five women, three of them men, is the same as it was in the last Serse I witnessed, in the more intimate ...

Summer loving: Romilda (Tynan), Arsamenes (Watts) and Xerxes (Coote) enjoy an afternoon love triangle A colourful cast of principals burst into an orderly monochrome world in which white-faced ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...