/tags/opera-history opera history en-US Copyright Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:15:15 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-10-15/book-review-opera-as-opera-by-conrad-l-osborne What rocker wouldn't want to sit on Mick Jagger's lap? What painter wouldn't want to clean Picasso's brushes?My lap-sitting days are over, and cleaning鈥� Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:15:15 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-10-15/book-review-opera-as-opera-by-conrad-l-osborne Christopher Purdy /classical-101/2018-01-21/read-em-and-weep-celebrating-35-years-of-opera-supertitles In 1983, the Canadian Opera Company was the first to use simultaneous translations projected above the stage. Now it's an expected part of the opera-going experience. Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:57:00 GMT /classical-101/2018-01-21/read-em-and-weep-celebrating-35-years-of-opera-supertitles Jeff Lunden