In the 1931 movie “Frankenstein,” actor Boris Karloff came alive as Victor Frankenstein’s creation backed only by the sound of crashing thunder and the hum of electrical feedback. The mad scientist’s ...

When L.A. Opera invited Gustavo Santaolalla to write a new score for the Spanish version of the 1931 film “Dracula” to be performed live with an orchestra, the Oscar-winning composer was intrigued by ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Lucia di Lammermoor is undoubtedly, together with L'elisir d'amore, the most ...

Andrew Downing was no stranger to commissioned scores for classic movies when the Vancouver Bach Choir approached him about turning director Rupert Julian’s 1925 silent masterwork The Phantom of the ...