"One of the best concerts of the academic year so far." Christian O'Brien covers DUCS & DUOS's recent collaboration at Durham Cathedral, performing Verdi's 'Requiem'.

What followed is a 55-year love affair with classical music — branching out to discover greats like Brahms, Bruch, Mahler, Chopin, Copland, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Elgar as well as lesser known ...

In the English-speaking world the art form is in a perennial battle for hearts and minds. Two contrasting books from either side of the Atlantic ask why ...

This weekend, Opera Tampa is giving the Florida premiere of “The Shining,” composed by Paul Moravec, with lyrics by Mark Campbell. The opera is presented in English. And you can read Campbell’s notes ...

French tenor Roberto Alagna, singing the role of Calàf, became ill after the second act. With no understudy available, Richard Hetherington, head of music at the Royal Opera, took to the stage after ...

Cape Town Opera has inducted eight talented singers into the Judith Neilson Young Artist Programme, aiming to hone their ...

Ai-Da becomes the first humanoid robot to design a building with the Space Pod, showcased at Denmark’s Utzon Center.

Daniele Rustioni pairs orchestral music of Verdi and Wagner in his concert with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, prior to taking up the post of Guest Principal Conductor in April.

Graves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never ...

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Sarasota Orchestra concerts, ballet and Riverdance, a Tony-nominated actress and singer, and more in this week's top arts ...

Jonas Kaufmann will no longer sing at London’s Royal Opera House — because, of all things, the pay is too low. “I don’t know how you do it,” the tenor recently told BBC Radio 3. In the same interview, ...