Opera is waging a battle to save itself in the modern world — and against self-inflicted wounds

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 ...
WKMS

Denyce Graves sings her swan song on Met stage

Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at ...
Duluth News Tribune

Duluth-raised singer wins in top US opera competition

Each of the five Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition winners, selected from among an initial 1,400 applicants, will receive a $20,000 prize. Cheslak and four fellow prize-winners ...
The New Yorker

Two Tristan, New English Singers,“Xerxes” Uptown, and “Babbitt”

Reviews of Paul Althouse in excerpts from “Tristan und Isolde,” Gustaaf de Loor and colleagues in “Tristan und Isolde” at the ...
Frederick News-Post

Metropolitan Opera singer, Thurmont native, speaks to Rotary Club of Frederick

Metropolitan Opera tenor and Thurmont native Richard Troxell was the featured speaker at a Rotary Club of Frederick meeting. Troxell shared what life has been like for him traveling the world and ...
The New York Times

Review: Singers Come First in the Met Opera’s New ‘Puritani’

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Charles Edwards’s deceptively traditional, exceptionally sung production of Bellini’s “I Puritani” makes space for its stars. By Joshua ...
The New York Times

An ‘Opera Camp’ Flourishes in the New Mexico Desert

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Nearly 70 years old, the Santa Fe Opera and its summer season draw singers, directors, designers, conductors and apprentices from across the globe. By ...