It took 193 years for Rossini's "Armida" to make it to the Metropolitan Opera but only nine months for its first revival.
Placido Domingo, having already set records for repertoire, is extending his career with remarkable longevity.
Ben Heppner has withdrawn from the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Wagner's Ring Cycle.
Puccini would have been proud.
Renee Fleming took a first step toward the career path of her late friend Beverly Sills as the Lyric Opera of Chicago on Thursday announced her appointment as a vice president and creative consultant.
Renee Fleming took a first step toward the career path of her late friend Beverly Sills as the Lyric Opera of Chicago on Thursday announced her appointment as a vice president and creative consultant.
Now 65 years old, William Christie has been a well-known conductor for more than three decades, one of the proponents of Baroque music. Born in Buffalo and schooled at Harvard and Yale, he has lived in France for many years.
Shirley Verrett, an acclaimed American mezzo-soprano and soprano praised for her blazing intensity during a career that spanned four decades, died Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was 79.
Shirley Verrett, an acclaimed American mezzo-soprano and soprano praised for her blazing intensity during a career that spanned four decades, died Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was 79.
