The Detroit Opera puts a contemporary spin on Handel’s classic 1738 opera “Xerxes.” The Detroit Opera has put a contemporary spin on Handel’s classic 1738 “Xerxes” masterpiece about love and the ...

Complicated love triangles, hidden identities and a love song to a tree ― George Frideric Handel’s dramedy “Xerxes” makes its Detroit Opera debut this weekend. The production is an adaptation of ...

When Handel's opera, Xerxes, was first staged in 1738, the central role of the ancient Persian king was performed by the most celebrated castrati of the time, Gaetano Majorano - better known as ...

Love, laughs, betrayal: The story of a powerful man who has everything but the woman he wants. Some things are timeless, no matter how they’re presented, and George Frideric Handel’s frothy dramedy ...

Houston Grand Opera closes its season with one of Handel's most popular operas, Xerxes. Susan Graham performs the title role and leads an all-star cast in the tale of entangled love set in an English ...