Benita Valente, Acclaimed Bel Canto Soprano, Is Dead at 91

Her career spanned decades, included performances at the Metropolitan Opera and brought her effusive praise from critics and ...

Review: The Met Opera Has Another Bel Canto Hit With ‘La Fille’

Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Opera opened “La Sonnambula.” Now, it is offering another bel canto classic: “La Fille ...
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Music of a Troubled Mind – Schumann’s music dominates the programme at Ben’s Theater, Jomtien

As the house lights dimmed at Ben’s Theater and the audience fell silent, the first luminous notes from the piano brought a ...

New Australian–Irish coproduction of Roméo et Juliette grasps the spiritual quality of the opera

Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is given a significant new production from State Opera South Australia, West Australian ...

Review: Haymarket Opera and Newberry Consort link up for a rare ‘Euridice’

Jacopo Peri’s “Euridice,” composed for a Medici court wedding in 1600, holds the title of the oldest extant opera.