I’d say one of the greatest barriers to enjoying opera is knowing whether or not the singing is good. I’m being serious. It’s a problem for those who haven’t spent years studying voice or exploring ...

Five years ago, Annette Jarvis — a member of the Utah Symphony Chorus and current Board Chair of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera — thought she'd never sing again. Thyroid cancer surgery had damaged nerves ...

Lourdes Ambriz, the famed Mexican soprano and the singing voice of Belle in the Spanish version of "Beauty and the Beast," has died at the age of 64. The National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature ...

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Following an experimental treatment, Michael Niemann gets the best gift of all. Dec. 18, 2009— -- For Michael Niemann, singing was like breathing. But when a devastating diagnosis crippled his ...