The latest example of this is a new work for Scottish Opera by Japanese composer Dai Fujikura and Scottish librettist Harry ...

There are strong performances and much to admire in Dai Fujikura and Harry Ross’s opera about the Japanese artist, but it feels strangely inert ...

The Great Wave off Kanagawa is an iconic image. Katsushika Hokusai’s 1830s print, depicting a towering sea surge, has travelled far beyond its origins to evoke Japan around the world, upstaging ...

He survived a stroke, a lightning strike, a fire – and created one of the world’s most recognisable images. Now the Japanese artist’s ‘wild, fascinating’ life has inspired an opera ...

It’s an unenviable conundrum for any pet-owning couple: What to do when Fido shows a clear preference for one human over the other? Can the relationship even survive such favoritism? This high-drama ...

With all due respect to Verdi and Puccini, the three founders of New Wave Opera company are feeling a little burned out on storylines about damsels in distress, with or without tuberculosis. So the ...

Classical music takes the stage this week with several top-level performances. We’ve also got the popular Fan Expo covering three days of the best in large-scale pop culture gatherings. New Wave Opera ...