New Yorkers who visit Berlin often feel at home—the German city is busy, sprawling, decidedly unquaint, has efficient public transportation, and is packed with culture. Glass-enclosed malls rub up ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Commissioned by Napoleon, the opulent Opera Garnier is named after its architect, Charles Garnier. Garnier rose from the Paris slums to design one of Europe's most celebrated venues. Opera Garnier ...

Fleeing racial discrimination in the US, Bumbry took the opera stages of Europe by storm. Fleeing racial discrimination in the United States, Grace Bumbry took the opera stages of Europe by storm, ...

Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" is a very Italian opera - set in Rome, with its grisly denouement unfolding within a stone's throw of the Tiber River. But a glance at the cast for the Houston Grand Opera's ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. La Scala opened its season with Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtensk,” a Russian opera censored by Stalin. Peace ...

Grace Bumbry appeared destined for the opera stage, but her journey from Saint Louis, Missouri, to the opera houses of Europe was long and arduous. She knew what racism looked like. She grew up with ...