Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Falstaff” turned 124 years old this month, but in some ways, its return to the San Diego Civic Theatre on Saturday night seems right on time. Over the past two years, San Diego ...

I was sitting at the opera last night, laughing out loud (repeatedly) at the world premiere of John Musto's comedy The Inspector, when a question came to mind: What happened to all the funny operas?

LEBANON, N.H. Verdi's opera "Falstaff" combines Shakespeare's character of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "King Henry IV" to create one of the very few comedies in the golden age of Romantic opera.

Opera is a dangerous business for any soprano — stabbings, madness and suicide frequently befall her — so it’s no surprise that a soprano with a funny bone would mine opera’s dark side for laughs.

Lyric Opera of Chicago launched its 65th season on Saturday night with a laugh. Quite a few of them, actually, thanks to a wickedly funny, elegantly sung, cleverly directed production of Rossini’s ...