I’d say one of the greatest barriers to enjoying opera is knowing whether or not the singing is good. I’m being serious. It’s a problem for those who haven’t spent years studying voice or exploring ...

Opera singers are admired for their powerful and expressive voices, achieved through years of rigorous training. In opera singing competitions, judges evaluate the performances of aspiring singers by ...

Last summer, a few days before Michelle Nicolo Prentice made her debut at the Clayton Opera House after performing several sold-out shows elsewhere, her husband predicted of the audience, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- With sirens, construction, and seemingly non-stop horn-honking, the noise of Philadelphia can drown out just about any other sounds. However, one voice pierces through the ...

Marking his debut with the San Francisco Opera during its summer season has been Reginald "Reggie" Smith Jr. The gay black baritone Houston resident has been performing as Count Monterone in the ...

In Pablo Larraín’s Maria, Angelina Jolie transforms into the late opera diva Maria Callas—not just physically, with her chic French wardrobe, luxurious stage looks, and curly wigs, but also vocally.

Li Zhengkuan performs the lead role in the new Peking Opera Ma Jiefu. [Photo/China Daily] Household names. Jingge－songs that ...

Despite a public objection from the late singer’s estate before the event even began, opera singer Christopher Macchio performed Leonard Cohen’s 1984 classic “Hallelujah“ at the Great American State ...

A new study led by researchers from Keio University in Japan offer important insights into the key factors determining the scores of aspiring opera singers in singing competitions, providing a ...