It is a popular saying in theater that "dying is easy, comedy is hard." In Boston Lyric Opera's (BLO) "Agrippina," the actors have to do both. Fortunately for audiences, they do it well. The opera is ...

While Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea takes place within the tyrannical reign of the Emperor Nero, Handel’s Agrippina, written 60 years later, charts the lead-up to the mean fiddler’s accession ...

English Touring Opera will return to stages across the UK this autumn with 'Handelfest', showcasing three of Handel's finest operas - Ottone, Agrippina and Tamerlano - giving audiences up and down the ...

NEW YORK — What if the Roman Empire — with all its decadence, corruption and power-grabbing rulers left unchecked by an oddly docile Senate — never really ended? That was the conceit that Scottish ...

Reviews of Handel’s Agrippina at City Opera, Sir Colin Davis with the New York Philharmonic, Krystian Zimerman at Carnegie Hall & Christine Schäfer at Alice Tully Hall. The New York City Opera has ...