Each show takes us behind the scenes to reveal that the artists who transport us as performers are still humans, with all their faults and foibles. In Ariadne auf Naxos, librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal and composer Richard Strauss go one step further, by poking gentle fun at themselves as well as their characters.
The Pursuit of Happiness
Star-Crossed
My Opera Education
Welcome, Morris Robinson!
Lineman to La Scala: Morris Robinson
Laura Kaminsky on Opera's Future
Charles Parsons: A Retrospective
Q&A With CSO Principal Flute Randy Bowman
Randy Bowman, Principal Flute of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, took a moment to answer our questions about the music from Another Brick in the Wall. Read on to learn about his rock 'n' roll upbringing and the musical inspirations for this epic new opera!
An Opera for Our Time
Conversation with a Chorus Master
Cori Ellison: Opera Guru
Q&A With Our Pink
In July 2018, Nathan Keoughan made his Cincinnati Opera debut as Pink, the leading role in our U.S. premiere of Another Brick in the Wall. Read on to learn about his life growing up, his high school rock band, and his role in the groundbreaking new opera.
Tearing Down The Wall
Performing Opera Old and New with Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo
Certainty in a Sea of Doubt
When In Rome
All for Love
The Life of a Star with Norah Amsellem
Join Evans Mirageas as he interviews Norah Amsellem, acclaimed international opera singer. Amsellem starred as Violetta in our 2018 production of La Traviata.