Paul Plishka, a powerful bass with a ready smile and hearty laugh who sang 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera over ...

How Saint Valentine came to be associated with romantic love, we will probably never know. What is certain, however, is that ...

Pascu’s fantastic performance masterfully kept guests on the edge of these said seats and was equally rich with such small ...

Verdi, on the other hand — his beard was an ungroomed mess.

One of the key exhibits is a portrait of Mahmud Kashgari, offering insight into his life and work. Visitors will also see the ...

Music, as a universal language, has the power to bridge the differences between cultures. Since operatic music is highly ...

Following an ADA compliance lawsuit, the legacy business is raising money for an accessible redesign and trying to attract a ...

San Francisco Opera has announced details for the Company's 2025–26 Season. The Company's 103rd season, which marks Shilvock's tenth as general director, kicks off September 5.

The Canadian-American musician joins Q’s Tom Power over Zoom to discuss his new album, Dream Requiem, narrated by Meryl ...

A REHEARSAL this week of Verdi’s Otello at the Israeli Opera. (photo credit: YOSSI ZWECKER) Otello, the Italian operatic adaptation by composer Giuseppe Verdi and librettist Arrigo Boito of the great ...

Verdi persevered in his ambitions by taking private lessons. After his studies with one Vincenzo Lavigna, from whom he acquired a thorough mastery of counter point, fugue and canon, Verdi applied for ...