Jill Gomez, the Countess of Northesk, who has died aged 83, was thought to be the first opera star to go topless on the stage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Palm Beach Opera hosted its 2026 Opera Gala with a performance featuring world-renowned soprano Lisette Oropesa on March 2 in ...

Margaret Price, an operatic soprano whose radiant voice made her among the finest singers of her generation, died Jan. 28 of a heart ailment in her native Wales. She was 69. Ms. Price had a soaring, ...

The Houston Symphony will kick off its season this weekend with a scorcher: "Valčuha Conducts Stravinsky's Firebird." While Stravinksy's piece might be the headliner, it is guest soprano Angel Blue ...

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 ...

The last time American soprano Corinne Winters sang with San Diego Opera in 2017, she played the dying courtesan Violetta in Verdi’s in “La traviata.” Now she’s back as the doomed heroine Cio-Cio San ...

On Friday June 13, 2025, Guild Opera Company is presenting a 5 Sopranos Concert with opera's best mad scenes to highlight the magnificence of the soprano voice and its capabilities. Featuring ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Asmik Grigorian laughs when she recalls that she had been singing professionally for more than a decade when the International Opera Awards proclaimed her the “best young female singer ...

Her nearness to God, the soprano says, has helped her navigate a difficult industry. Paola Kudacki/Met Opera The 40-year-old singer started voice lessons at the age of 6, initially coached by her ...

Thirteen Northern California opera companies will present a free outdoor concert at Transamerica Pyramid Center Redwood Park, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Sometimes you have to go to Hell to find Heaven. That’s the dilemma for the divas in “Too Many Sopranos, ...