Nick Brownlee wanted to be a choral conductor, not an opera singer. Opera was, well . . . stuffy. “I hated it,” he says. “I hated opera. I hated the thought of it. I was a choral guy, not an opera guy ...

They are the villains, the kings, the fathers, and they are the lowest male voices in opera. Musica speaks to Ferruccio Furlanetto, Bryn Terfel and Ludovic Tézier about what it takes to embody the ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — He opened the season as kindly Uncle Paul in the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” Next night he was the vagabond monk Varlaam, stopping ...

Of his robust upcoming season, Damien Geter shares, "I am excited for the 2023-2024 season as it showcases a little bit of everything I do. From singing and conducting to major premieres, this will be ...

The bass baritone voice is perfectly suited for big, strong, male lead roles in Wagnerian operas — like Wotan, king of the gods in the Ring Cycle. But 25-year-old bass baritone Shenyang can sing ...

Konstantinos Stafylides wins top prize at the prestigious International Voice Competition Boris Martinovich, securing a promising future in the opera world. Opera must embrace the modern world. We can ...