For most of its 123-year history, the Metropolitan Opera has had a somewhat forbidding image. Peter Gelb, the Met’s new general manager, is resolved to change that. For the first time ever, for ...

The title role of Madame Butterfly in Opera Philadelphia's production is represented by a puppet, voiced and manipulated by Karen Chia-ling Ho. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South ...

The head is carved from wood. Mechanisms in the hollow head move the eyes and mouth. The main rod, made either of wood or bamboo, runs through the neck to the head, and the length varies. The hand ...

Elvis peeks out from behind a dinosaur that has a jack-o’-lantern bobbling in front of it. Round the corner, Freddie Mercury and Mr Bean hang out next to each other. This is not a fever dream, but the ...