Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera, and looking ahead to directing and mentoring.
Fort’issimo Opera, formerly known as Fort Wayne Opera on Tap, has a similar focus. The group hosts free opera performances at ...
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Opera has always lived at the crossroads of emotion and discipline. A single performance can shape a singer’s future, opening ...
Jonas Kaufmann will no longer sing at London’s Royal Opera House — because, of all things, the pay is too low. “I don’t know ...
Graves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never ...
Surrounded by a lifetime's worth of globe-trotting photographs, glimmering awards and glamorous gowns, including an elegant Japanese kimono, Leona Mitchell couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.
A musician from Lebanon was selected as one of only 28 from over 1,500 applicants to join the Merola Opera Program. This year ...
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 ...
Do you sing in the shower like the rest of us? Meet Josie and Junehan, two real life opera singers who invited us to catch the rehearsal, so we invited them to answer some of your most pressing opera ...