The opening scenes of attending an opera are standard. Storming applause announces the conductor’s assumption of his post at the front of the pit. A grand curtain rises to reveal a dazzling set, and a ...

effortlessly weaving pop anthems into operatic arrangements that had the audience tapping their feet and yearning for more.

Before his death last year, composer Burt Bacharach collaborated with the Mark Morris Dance Group on "The Look of Love." ...