A costume sketch for the character Moore from “The Dragon of Wantley” by Seth Bodie, costume designer. Poking fun at the lofty conventions of opera is a practice that’s almost as old as opera itself.

Has the ominous, nerve-jangling news coming out of Washington left you hankering for a midwinter dose of old-fashioned song-and-dance, coupled with a good wallow in soggy sentimentality? You’ll find ...

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Ada Lovelace is having a moment. The Victorian mathematician and proto-computer programmer has long been one of precious few historical role models for scientifically inclined young girls; but as the ...