Meat Loaf, a singer whose soaring, near-operatic rock anthems and mega-selling “Bat Out of Hell” album made him an unexpected pop star of the 1970s and 1980s and whose many acting roles included an ...

Originally composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, Don Giovanni is the world's greatest opera. Mozart’s Don Giovanni – A Rock Opera is a bold reimagining of the iconic ...

Jim Steinman, co-creator of power ballads and orchestral-style rock by such artists as Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler, has died. Steinman was a composer, lyricist and record producer whose work with Meat ...

DETROIT - Queen fans wanted it all and they indeed got somebody to love as they went stone cold crazy for Adam Lambert, Brian May and Roger Taylor at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Tuesday, ...

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From operatic rock epics to gospel-infused anthems, Queen’s music continues to inspire across generations. Tracks like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Somebody to Love” showcase their fearless ...

AT THE HELM: Opera in the Rock CEO Fred Owens in the company’s new downtown headquarters. Credit: Brian Chilson Not yet 10 years old, Little Rock’s Opera in the Rock arts organization has flown ...

Rock opera, the tradition that has thrived since its early days of the Who's Tommy and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar, now embraces another likely figure: Genghis Khan. The show blends ...

Orlando Fringe’s FestN4, formerly the Fringe Winter Mini-Fest, runs through Sunday in downtown Orlando. Today’s reviews are of “Jenny Lind Presents P.T. Barnum,” seen at a preview, and “SAK Presents ...

Labelle, a new rock opera inspired by the trio of the same name, is currently in development. Written by Labelle’s own Nona Hendryx, in collaboration with two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright ...

Meat Loaf, a singer whose soaring, near-operatic rock anthems made him one of the most unexpected pop stars of the 1970s and 1980s, and whose many acting roles included an integral part in the cult ...