From The Lone Ranger to The Jazzy Vegetarian
Has the Golden Age of Radio re-emerged as the Digital Age of the Podcast?
6-minute read
Enter the Theater of the Mind
On the inspiration for our November 17 program High Fidelity Opera
by Edward Berkeley, Director
2-minute read
Point of View: Madama Butterfly
A series of images taken from backstage at Madama Butterfly
Photos by Don Ipock
Sneak Peek at Butterfly Rehearsal
Rehearsal photos by Julius Ahn, who portrays Goro in Madama Butterfly
The Butterfly effect
The duality of a brutal story told with beautiful music
by Ryan McAdams, Conductor of Madama Butterfly
3-minute read
Loving Butterfly: It’s Complicated
One of Puccini’s most sublime works, created during a wave of Orientalism.
Featured Article by Paul Thomason; 9-Minute Read
Preface to the linked article by Lyric Opera Staff
There really was a Madame Butterfly
Sometimes, life really does imitate art.
5-minute read
A Dream of a Better World: Jamie Bernstein describes growing up alongside West Side Story
By Jamie Bernstein, (c) 2018, all rights reserved.
7-minute read
Are those tattoos real?
A look at some of the tattoo art in West Side Story. Photos by Don Ipock.
Fan Fiction Contest Winning Entry: A New Way of Living
Lyric Opera West Side Story Fan Fiction contest winner Teresa Wickersham developed a backstory for the Jets tomboy “Anybodys” and envisioned a new ending for the tragic story.
by Teresa Wickersham
5-minute read
