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

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 ...

Most kids start out singing along to “Baby Shark” graduating on to “Let It Go” and maybe adding a bit of teenage Tay Tay. But who has a go at “Nessun Dorma” or "Un bel dì, vedremo" for fun after ...

The busy mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti has made a career out of versatility: “I think generally people should not do only one ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It would be easy to come out of some performances of Puccini’s Tosca unaware that the opera was set against the ...

A versatile singing actor whose career took in musical theatre as well as grand opera, Hannan sang the role of Natasha in Prokofiev’s War and Peace in the inaugural season at the Opera House. The ...

She was famous for her performances in Madame Butterfly. But she was also my lovely neighbour in Wellington Village who died ...

The starkest example of this was being assaulted at work. A customer came in drunk and threw a bottle at me. I turned around ...