From time to time, people come along whose stories are so unique and vivid that their names actually become entries in the dictionary. One prime example is Faust, who made a disastrous deal with the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — From the moment the devil climbs out of the pit — the orchestra pit — and onto the stage at War Memorial Opera House, one gets the sense that San Francisco Opera’s season-opening ...

Opera Southwest is bringing “Mefistofele” to New Year’s Eve. Composer Arrigo Boito’s 1868 opera will be the concert centerpiece of the Sunday, Dec. 31, performance at the National Hispanic Cultural ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Arrigo Boito’s Mefistofele has its faults, but you can’t accuse the composer of lacking artistic aspirations.

From time to time, people come along whose stories are so unique and vivid that their names actually become entries in the dictionary. One prime example is Faust, who made a disastrous deal with the ...