The theater abounds in plays and musicals with backstage settings, depicting a show-within-the-show — and the adventure of making it happen. Yet the format is comparatively rare in opera. Ariadne auf ...

Forget the vicissitudes that led to Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal having a second go at their subject (which began as an attempt to marry straight theatre with opera) – there’s enough ...

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If you think you’re confused, consider how soprano Leah Hawkins feels. She is in the lead role of Ariadne in Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos,” which Arizona Opera is bringing to the Temple of Music & Art, ...

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In an opera rarely staged in Italy, David Hermann skilfully masters the metatheatrical challenges posed by the libretto to Ariadne auf Naxos.

Two hours might be the beginning of Oscar-bait territory when it comes to film, but for opera, it’s relatively short. As concise as Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” might be, it was originally ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - The Arizona Opera is bringing the operatic tale of Ariadne auf Naxos, the tale of a woman named Ariadne and her broken heart after having just been abandoned by her lover Theseus ...

It's serious! It's hilarious! It's Richard Strauss' delightful "Ariadne auf Naxos," and it's the penultimate offering of Winter Opera St. Louis' 2011-2012 season. "Ariadne" is an opera within an opera ...