What makes a “grand opera” grand? Well, in part, it’s the sheer number of artists involved, reviewer Page Laws says.

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Palm Beach Opera will present a lavish production of Verdi's “Rigoletto” March 20-22. It will be the opera's last performance of the 2026 season.

The Hollywood star Timothée Chalamet is facing the surprisingly hostile wrath of the ballet and opera communities after suggesting that “no one cares” about the genres. From our morning news briefing ...

BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Belgian baritone opera singer Jose van Dam, who sang with New York's Metropolitan Opera and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, died at 85, the Queen Elisabeth Music ...

After singing on the world’s top opera stages for more than 40 years, acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves took a final bow last month and is pivoting to teaching the next generation. Senior arts ...

If only European generals had possessed the tactical skills of Opera Orlando’s leaders, perhaps World War I might have been a shorter and less bloody affair. Opera Orlando waited until it felt the ...

The play stars Fiona Ramsay alongside Owain Rhys-Davies. Written and directed by Janna Ramos-Violante, the production examines the life of an opera singer through an encounter with a journalist ...

Of late, Steven Skybell’s black-and-silver beard has served him well. The New York-based actor — who stars as Tevye in Austin Opera’s four-performance staging of “Fiddler on the Roof,” running Feb.

Eden Durham sings in an opera performance. Durham has done classical voice at BYU for three years, and was a finalist in the Young Artists of Voice competition this year. (Eden Durham) The BYU recital ...

The journalist, Theo, arrives as an ardent admirer, eager to uncover the “truth” of the woman he has idolised for years. Yet as the conversation unfolds, it becomes increasingly clear how difficult, ...

A 92-year-old opera singer died on Sunday, several weeks after being struck by a vehicle while walking in Oxford. Paula Courtney Bouthiller, an Oxford resident, was walking home from the post office ...