With her emotion-evoking operatic range and soprano heights, Dominican opera singer Zuly Inirio is challenging whose voice is embodied and heard throughout the genre. She first saw an opera — “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi — at 15 while attending ...

On May 7, 1964, the curtain went up on Puccini’s “Tosca” at Seattle Opera, marking the newly founded company’s first production. To celebrate its milestone 60th anniversary, Seattle Opera raises a musical toast on May 11 with a special concert ...

The lecture explores how traditional Chinese opera vocal methods can influence modern popular singing training.

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Timothée Chalamet has been branded 'irresponsible' by a British classical singer, as he continues to face a barrage of criticism for claiming that 'no one cares about' art forms such as ballet and opera. The actor, 30, sparked backlash after making the ...

Bienen senior Emily Amesquita won an encouragement award at the Central Region competition of the larger Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, a nationwide classical vocal competition helping to develop the careers of young opera singers, on Jan. 25.

Emilie Kealani is one of just 28 artists, out of 1500 applicants, accepted to the prestigious Merola Opera program

The Philippine Opera Company (POC), headed by its artistic director Karla Gutierrez, has officially launched the latest batch of Opera Belles, an all-female singing group that merges operatic vocals with theatrical and pop influences. The newest members ...

The singers of Florida Grand Opera's renowned Studio Artist Program will burst onto the South Florida musical scene with the First Sing Concert. The inaugural performance of the season, First Sing introduces these fresh faces and voices to audiences ...

Women make up half the world, but their music has been only a fraction what’s been featured in the last few centuries of classical music programs. That’s changing, as this season’s splendid female-forward lineup of the most-recommended classical and ...