This company had been set up to perform operas in English.
People from three different groups perform opera, ballet, and drama there.
It is one of the most performed operas by an American composer.
It was a popular success, and remains one of the most frequently performed operas ever written.
She began taking vocal lessons at the age of 12, and was interested in performing opera.
What could be more helpful toward that end than performing operas in the language of the audience?
Today it is one of the most often performed operas in the opera houses throughout the world.
It is the eighth most frequently performed opera there, with 747 performances through the 2011-2012 season.
But it will be necessary to find ways to perform old operas so as to make them "relevant" for young audiences today.
His company survived his death and continued to perform opera in English until 1960.
