Opera is a serious musical genre, the summa of high dramatic art. For some serious thoughts about the season just concluded by Washington National Opera, you could read the Opera Season in Review from last week. In a less exalted but equally important way, opera is about ostentation, and in that vein, there is one more glittering event that always makes the end of the season final in Washington, and that is the annual Opera... more ›

What's new, Buenos Aires? How about a decades-old musical production that doesn't feel stale, but instead has leads with charisma to spare and innovative staging that seamlessly incorporates both sign language and actors with disabilities? more ›

Roll out the welcome mat, Washington -- a new neighbor wants to move into your inbox. DailyCandy, the light and fluffy e-mail newsletter that gives readers the lowdown on everything from NYC sample sales to street fairs in Buenos Aires, is laying down carefully-highlighted roots in D.C. more ›