A brand new opera by German composer Aribert Reimann was given a rapturous reception at its world premiere at the Vienna State Opera here Sunday. "Medea" is, in the words of the 74-year-old composer, his "eighth-and-a-half" opera, and was commissioned by the Austrian capital's world famous opera house. It also a farewell gift of sorts from the house's ...

Conductor Riccardo Muti won't take over as 10th music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra until Sept. 19, but he proved Thursday that he already can lead the city's critics and musical public into laughter and thoughtful speculation. Muti and CSO Association president Deborah F. Rutter ...

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, one of the world's greatest opera singers, will undergo surgery after suffering lower abdominal pain while performing in Japan, his official website said on Wednesday. Domingo, 69, underwent a full physical examination in New York where "his doctors have determined that he needs to undergo 'medically-recommended preventive surgery'," said the website, www.placidodomingo.com. "After ...