Each of the five Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition winners, selected from among an initial 1,400 applicants, will receive a $20,000 prize. Cheslak and four fellow prize-winners ...

It was all orchestral, but I was still attached to that CD, which, it’s very funny that not until my 20s did I even hear opera consciously.” Even opera singers can come to opera in adulthood. Veteran ...

Leona Mitchell, one of the world's leading opera stars, will perform at the memorial service for Governor George Nigh, who passed in late July. READ: George Nigh remembered: Memorial service for ...

Eden Durham sings in an opera performance. Durham has done classical voice at BYU for three years, and was a finalist in the Young Artists of Voice competition this year. (Eden Durham) The BYU recital ...

DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Also known as Danville’s Diva, Camilla Williams was the first African American to become a famous opera singer. Before becoming an opera icon, Camilla Williams grew up near West ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This summer, one of the biggest names in opera called for a reckoning within the industry. During a lecture at the Voice ...

She is also doing an original one-woman show called KATHRYN: A Life Almosting, based on the life of Kathryn Albertson of Winnipeg who was a star in Toronto. The show runs at The Red Sandcastle Theatre ...