Retiring from opera has its own set of challenges, but there is plenty I share with the other millions of Americans ending ...
Charles Edwards’s deceptively traditional, exceptionally sung production of Bellini’s “I Puritani” makes space for its stars.
The Ithaca Community Chorus and Chamber Singers are taking audiences on a tour of operatic history this winter, with a ...
FARGO — If a night at the opera doesn’t sound as enticing as a night on the couch, then you should meet opera singers Julie Ly and Karly Ritland. They could well change your mind. “Opera often gets a ...
Leonard Bernstein called her “The Bible of Opera.” Yves Saint Laurent once said she was the “Diva of Divas.” The critics gave her the nickname of “La Divina” or “The Divine One.” But in the new film ...
Famed opera singer Maria Callas is the subject of a new biopic Maria, now streaming on Netflix, with Academy Award–winning actor Angelina Jolie portraying the late music icon. The movie received an ...
OXFORD – Before 92-year-old Paula Courtney Bouthiller died from injuries related to a pedestrian crash, she woke up in the hospital and sang one last time. On the afternoon of Dec. 14, the opera ...
While I was playing piano at a university, two opera singers joined in unexpectedly — and their voices completely transformed ...
Growing up in South Africa, internationally celebrated opera singer Pretty Yende hadn’t even heard of opera until she was almost out of high school. Now, she’s hailed as one of her generation’s most ...
From boos to vegetables, opera stars have had to put up with all sorts being aimed in their direction over the centuries ...