Pass the Popcorn & The Opera Glasses. Cineplexes to Host Live Broadcasts From the Met. By Tim Page. November 20, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. EST.

The opera glasses Abraham Lincoln was holding when he was shot at a theatre in Washington on Good Friday in 1865 are expected to fetch up to £43,000 at Christie's auction next week.

At Some Venues, iPads Take The Place Of Opera Glasses. July 27, 2014 8:11 AM ET. ... a whole section was set up as a wireless hotspot during the performance of the opera, "Carmen." ...

Buying theatre or gig tickets – never mind the opera – is expensive enough. So here’s a thought; opt for the cheaper seats and, if you do feel you’re too far way from the action on stage ...

Milan’s famed opera house is cracking down on the underdressed, even as it and other European opera companies try to attract ...

Florida Grand Opera’s production of Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte will kick off FGO’s 67th season with Grammy Award-winning soprano Ana Maria Martinez and mezzo-soprano Rinat Shaham ...

There is a record of an extremely sketchy performance of "Der Freischutz" in 1823, ... Opera Through Glasses - I. By Russel Crouse. November 9, 1928. Save this story ...

Founded by Wagner in 1876 as a showcase for his work, the Bayreuth Festival draws opera fans from around the world for one month every summer to hear a handful of the composer’s works in ...

From Bugs Bunny cartoons to Seattle Opera (with its beginners-friendly "Carmen" running May 4-19), here are ways to start learning about, and enjoying, the lavish energy of opera.