From boos to vegetables, opera stars have had to put up with all sorts being aimed in their direction over the centuries ...
Women in the industry are speaking out about what they feel are cancellations motivated by their appearance rather than sound, even as there is a belief that pregnancy and childbirth have positive ...
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The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian opera singers, one of the opera world's oldest and most prestigious competitions, will hold its 53rd event in 2025, with a ...
If you're interested in opera, you might know the face of the 34-year-old baritone Will Liverman. This fall, it gazed out from posters and websites advertising the reopening of the Metropolitan Opera ...
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 ...
Each generation of young opera singers eventually becomes familiar with some of the great opera singers of the past. I’ve seen this happen, first hand, at least a dozen times. I must admit that I ...
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban performers ranging from Broadway-style dancers to classical opera singers are packing them in at El Cabildo, a recently opened entertainment center that is pushing the limits ...
In January 2018, the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest was widely criticized for staging the George Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess — whose story wrestles with racism, drug abuse and poverty — with a ...
Tell a performer, “Break a leg”, before they take the stage is to wish them good luck, of course. Elias Hendricks broke a leg, literally. Not on stage but on a soccer field—and just before the ...