One place sea-level rise can be measured is the Atlantic Ocean, where in the world of opera there is a growing gulf between the shores. Rare, and rarer, is the major European opera singer who crosses ...

When will Maria Callas record a complete Carmen? That is the intriguing question that has been raised by Angel’s release of a record of French opera arias sung by Callas. Two of the arias are from ...

Cinderella loses her glass slipper in French grand opera style this week as Oberlin Opera Theater produces Jules Massenet’s opera Cendrillon. Jonathon Field directs the show and Christopher Larkin ...

To local singer Abigail Zieger, opera is more than just a form of entertainment. It’s an experience and a journey. “I…love that opera has musical depth,” she said via e-mail. “You do not tire of a ...

When Gioachino Rossini premiered his opera “The Barber of Seville” in Rome on Feb. 20, 1816, everything that could go wrong went wrong. A string snapped on a singer’s guitar as he began playing.

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