When a billionaire couple came to the rescue of the Metropolitan Opera of New York, the situation was akin to the dramatic plots routinely belted out on the institution's stage. Texas oilman Sid Bass ...

Singing was never his first choice, but three decades into an internationally acclaimed career, British bass Brindley Sherratt puts pen to paper to risk a few words of advice for a younger generation ...

Even the most versatile of opera singers would be hard-pressed to boast as extensive a recorded repertoire as that of Kansas-native Samuel Ramey. Whether it’s the role Bluebeard in composer Béla ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When David Leigh sang "The Impossible Dream" at his father's funeral, the moment was both a testament to his past and a harbinger of his future. Leigh, an operatic bass, is the son of ...

HE’S one of the most sought-after international voices in the opera world. Bryn Terfel is a frequent singer at all major opera company concerts and has sung in most of the famous opera halls around ...

Boop! The Musical on Broadway. The show's first tour will be part of Bass Hall's 2026/27 Broadway series. (Courtesy photo) Stage Notes is a weekly aggregate post about theater, classical music, dance, ...

Opera is an art-form, first and foremost - but it also has an athletic side to it. And like any other kind of athletic activity, wear and tear and the aging process take their toll. Sometimes this can ...