“Carmen Fantasie,” based on themes from Bizet’s great opera Carmen, is part of Franz Waxman’s Oscar-nominated score for the movie Humoresque, a 1946 Joan Crawford melodrama about a violinist, Paul, and the married older woman, Helen, who becomes his patron.

You’re not alone! Many people are intimidated by opera, and perhaps most of all by an opera that sounds really confusing.

The main event of our upcoming Opera Without Words concert will be The Ring, An Orchestral Adventure, which is an extraordinary arrangement of the most compelling moments in Richard Wagner’s The Ring Cycle operas.

Why does the Cape Symphony’s New Year’s Day Party feature Viennese composers, as well as the Viennese café before the concert? Vienna is the home of many New Year’s celebrations and traditions, with the entire city transformed into a party for two straight days.

Searching for the perfect holiday gift? Here’s an idea. Pictured above are the folks who will soon be portraying the Lion (Jeffrey Clonts), the Scarecrow (Paul Fendler), Dorothy (Jessica Curran), and the Tin Man (Anthony Teixeira). We’re working with our good friends at the Cotuit Center for the Arts to tap into all this fantastic local talent and bring you an extraordinary concert experience in February.

Best known to millions of TV viewers as a top four finalist during the 2007 season of “American Idol,” LaKisha Jones is a powerhouse singer. She electrified “American Idol” viewers with the Dreamgirls showstopper “And I Am Telling You,” and later made it to Broadway in the Oprah Winfrey-produced, Tony Award-winning musical The Color Purple.