Opera has always lived at the crossroads of emotion and discipline. A single performance can shape a singer’s future, opening ...

Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at ...

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 ...

The BYU recital hall lights dimmed as the stage came alive to open the 2026 Young Artists of Voice competition, Jan. 20.

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 ...

Hakeem Henderson was barely old enough to walk when he began carrying around a blue toy microphone. It was clear even then what his future career would be. In September, the 26-year-old Baltimorean ...

Kerriann Otaño found opera at 14, when a former opera singer heard her sing and decided to take her under her wing. That decision eventually turned into a 15-year career for Otaño singing ...

A new study led by researchers from Keio University in Japan offer important insights into the key factors determining the scores of aspiring opera singers in singing competitions, providing a ...

Angelina Jolie is doing it the hard way. She’s playing an opera singer in “Maria.” You know she could’ve faked it. She could’ve lip-synced. Instead, the Oscar-winning actress conquered her fear of ...

The premiere of Kevin Puts' newly revised work pulsates with power from such singers as Sylvia D'Eramo and Miles Mykkanen as ...

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 ...

In Pablo Larraín’s Maria, Angelina Jolie transforms into the late opera diva Maria Callas—not just physically, with her chic French wardrobe, luxurious stage looks, and curly wigs, but also vocally.