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 ...

At a time when group singing is a forbidden and dangerous activity, the virtual programming of Santa Monica’s own Verdi Chorus has created a sanctuary for opera singers and appreciators alike. Facing ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - When Anando Mukerjee tells people in India that he's an opera singer, they are intrigued - and impressed. Opera is almost unheard of in a country obsessed with Bollywood ...

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 ...

A La Jolla-based opera company that has been producing full-scale operas with up-and-coming performers for 18 years is facing closure amid a shortage of donations, and it plans to end its final season ...

Opera singers have to use the extreme limits of their voice range. Many pedagogical and scientific sources suggest that the highest pitches reached in classical singing can only be produced with a ...

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 ...