On Thursday night, a L.O.O.N., like the mythical phoenix, will rise from the ashes with a mighty song and begin anew. The song will have many singers, and the "L.O.O.N." will be the Lyric Opera of the ...

But anyone who thinks of opera as a serious affair full of death and mayhem might be surprised to hear the real Barber of Seville is almost as looney as the Bugs Bunny version. “It’s vivacious, it’s ...