KEENE, N.H. Opera Explained -- Rivaled only by a similar series from the Metropolitan Opera Guild, the Naxos Opera Explained series is an excellent way to get familiar with the world of opera, both ...

KEENE, N.H. Don Giovanni -- Some years ago, Naxos was issuing a series of CDs called "Opera Explained," written by Thomson Smillie and narrated by actor David Timson. Each disc was devoted to a single ...

If you think you’re confused, consider how soprano Leah Hawkins feels. She is in the lead role of Ariadne in Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos,” which Arizona Opera is bringing to the Temple of Music & Art, ...