“That was an odd way to introduce children to opera…” Ear-wigging as I left the Linbury last week after the press night of Julian Philips’ new opera, How the Whale Became (and other tales), ...

In an early scene from "Moby-Dick," the crew of the whaling vessel The Pequod get to know their skipper. His name is Captain Ahab, and they are on a dangerous journey to track down the white whale ...

(AP) A whale, a swan, a pair of star-cross’d lovers: It made for an eclectic week at the San Francisco Opera. With the company’s fall season in full swing, three different works took the stage on ...