Timpanist Ryan DiLisi and Scottish mezzo soprano Karen Cargill will be featured at the May 22 and 24 concerts.

Thomas Søndergård is an opera man. Yes, he’s proved himself a skilled interpreter of orchestral repertoire during his three seasons as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, especially with ...

Robert Lepage’s production of these two one-act operas drips with blood.

The old French folk story about a young bride and her monstrous husband is a harrowing fable that continues to inspire powerful modern adaptations, writes Lillian Crawford. "Once upon a time… Where ...

The French folktale of Bluebeard is as famous as it is haunting. It tells the story of a young bride left alone to explore her wealthy but mysterious husband’s sprawling estate. She is given but one ...

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Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta, starring soprano Anna Netrebko, shares a double bill with Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle, starring Nadja Michael and Mikhail Petrenko. Bass baritone Eric Owens hosts the broadcast.

THERE once lived a hideously blue-bearded man who slit the throats of his half-dozen wives, stashing their corpses in the basement of his castle one by one. So goes the legendary folk tale “Bluebeard” ...

Mafaloine is pictured Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at Bluebeard in Indianapolis. The dish features house-made pasta and a basil kale pesto and squash, along with other ingredients. Lena Dunham says she ...