Although “Attila,” the obscure Verdi opera that premiers in Seattle on Saturday, is based on the tale of Attila the Hun, the great Italian composer barely veiled a nationalistic theme.

In the world of opera just now, that idea seems to be the resurrection of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Attila.” Rarely performed outside Italy, Verdi’s 1846 work is suddenly — well, not everywhere ...

And yet bass Young Bok Kim, who plays the title character in the Sarasota Opera production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Attila,” looks for the humanity in the fearsome leader. Kim, who first played ...

You might be surprised by the turn of events in Giuseppe Verdi’s "Attila," Sarasota Opera’s fourth and final production of the 2022 Winter Season. Yes, it is THE Attila the Hun and his ...

The rewards of “Attila,” the early Verdi work that had its Seattle Opera premiere on Saturday, are in the nature of visceral thrills rather than the profound musical inspiration or ...

Most opera buffs, if they know “Attila” at all, would rank it pretty far down the list. I would have agreed that is, before Tuesday night, when Riccardo Muti, making his absurdly overdue ...

At the conclusion of the San Francisco Opera’s opening of Giuseppe Verdi’s 1846 “Attila” Tuesday, general director David Gockley presented chorus director Ian Robertson with the San ...

If anyone deserves boos, it’s the boorish Met patrons, for rejecting a challenging production that’s in fact far “more thoughtful than much of what you see in opera these days.” ...

The fall opera season gets underway this Friday with the first performance of the season from the Washington Concert Opera, an unstaged performance of Verdi’s Attila. Premiered in 1846, this is an ...

Tuesday evening at War Memorial Opera House, Verdi’s “Attila” opened in a powerhouse revival. Effectively staged, with an energized cast and a dynamic orchestral performance led by music ...

At the conclusion of San Francisco Opera’s opening of Giuseppe Verdi's 1846 “Attila” Tuesday, general director David Gockley presented chorus director Ian Robertson with the San Francisco ...