Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saudi Arabia has dangled some $200 million to lure the Metropolitan Opera out of Lincoln Center and into the Royal Diriyah Opera ...

As Saudi Arabia continues its quest to establish itself as a cultural force on the world stage, investing significantly in its cultural heritage, it has turned to opera as a way forward. There is a ...

Snøhetta has revealed plans to build a new opera house in Saudi Arabia. Named the Royal Diriyah Opera House, the venue will feature an unusual design that draws inspiration from traditional mud brick ...

RIYADH — The Theater and Performing Arts Commission announced the premiere of the first grand Saudi opera, “Zarqa Al Yamama,” set for April 25 at the King Fahd Cultural Center. This landmark event is ...

France is to help Saudi Arabia set up a national orchestra and opera, a minister announced Monday, a further sign of major cultural changes underway in the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom. “Today an ...

The first grand opera to be produced in Saudi Arabia has had its opening performance in Riyadh - part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's massively ambitious plans to shift the kingdom into a new ...

The Metropolitan Opera said Thursday that a major partnership with Saudi Arabia had fallen through, removing a key potential source of funds as it faces tough fiscal challenges. In September, the ...

Calling all opera fans. For the first time in Saudi Arabia, the masterpiece opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet will be staged at the King Fahad Cultural Centre in Riyadh from Thursday ...

Milan's renowned La Scala opera house will give back 3 million euros ($3.4m) of Saudi money, after rejecting a controversial deal that would have given the Kingdom's culture minister a seat on the ...