Retiring from opera has its own set of challenges, but there is plenty I share with the other millions of Americans ending ...

In the mid-1600s, opera transformed from a show exclusive for royalty to entertainment for the masses. Soon, lavish productions, special effects, and creative risks became the norm. Venice’s La Fenice ...

Recent stagings of classics like “La Traviata” and rarities like “Intermezzo” are among the highlights. Holiday weeks, quiet ...

An unexpected by-product of pandemic lockdowns was the time and headspace they allowed for composers to work on big projects. Oliver Leith and Matt Copson used the opportunity well; his Last Days is ...

Handel’s Ariodante received around a dozen performances at Covent Garden when it was new in 1735, but it’s taken the best part of three centuries for the Royal Opera to get around to staging it again.

Opera just rolled out early public access for its new AI-powered web browser, Neon, and it comes with a pretty hefty price tag for what is typically a free software application. The Norway-based web ...

Procter & Gamble’s newest soap opera doesn’t look anything like the sudsy dramas it has produced in the past. The consumer-products giant behind household staples like Tide, Crest and Pampers has been ...

The 71-year-old performer’s son Micah has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Santa Monica police said Jubilant Sykes, the Grammy-nominated opera and gospel singer, has died aged 71 after being ...

As several accounts testify, this opera was created specifically to be performed in 1735 at the new Covent Garden Theatre, which would eventually be replaced by the Royal Opera House in 1858. Handel ...

Frank Skinner found himself at the centre of a rather awkward fight during a visit to the English National Opera when he was accosted by a man after taking a selfie. The comedian and TV presenter, 68, ...

Dec. 10 (UPI) --Opera singer Jubilant Sykes, who was nominated for a Grammy for his performance of Mass, was stabbed to death Monday night, police report. When Santa Monica police officers responded ...

Grammy-nominated opera singer Jubilant Sykes was fatally stabbed inside his Santa Monica home late Monday — and his adult son was arrested in connection to the homicide, authorities said. Sykes’ wife ...