Meredith Monk, the voice as a spark of a sonic revolution
The New York singer, composer, and performer received the Golden Lion at the Venice Music Biennale at the age of 82
Melania Trump takes on Putin in London opera
Soprano Melinda Hughes writes, composes and stars in ‘Melania: The Opera’, a playful chamber piece about the first lady’s dilemmas during a fictional Russian invasion of her homeland, Slovenia
The palace in an Italian village where two retired US sopranos ‘repair’ broken opera voices
Voice coaches Lisa Paglin and Marianna Brilla have transformed an old palazzo in Osimo into a ‘bel canto’ sanctuary where promising young artists and established opera singers alike come to retrain their vocal cords
Peter Gelb, general manager of The Met: ‘An opera house can play a role in making people’s lives better’
The prestigious artistic director reflects on the cultural impact of Trump’s policies and discusses his staunch support for Ukraine
Dinosaurs didn’t roar like in ‘Jurassic World’: Some could sing like birds
The mystery of the sounds made by colossal extinct reptiles takes a new turn following the discovery of a fossilized larynx similar to the vocal organs of avian species
Julia Bullock, soprano: ‘Violence underscores the culture of the United States. I am so relieved to not have to live there anymore’
The U.S. singer stars in Katie Mitchell’s feminist version of Handel’s oratorio ‘Theodora’ at Madrid’s Teatro Real
Death from heartbreak, instead of suicide: What censorship did to opera
Controversies – such as the one recently sparked by the opera ‘Rigoletto,’ directed by Miguel del Arco – are no stranger to a genre that has weathered all kinds of scandals throughout its history
Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor: ‘Opera bores you at first, but in return, it offers you deeper pleasures. It’s like tantric sex’
With a tone that goes beyond genres, Anthony Roth Costanzo arrived relatively late to opera and reached the top. A countertenor and producer, he wants to connect this musical art with the general public. He claims that not only is it relevant — it’s orgasmic
‘Plácido Domingo wanted to be both a saint and a superman’: how an unrepeatable collection of characters changed opera forever
From Cecilia Bartoli to Javier Camarena, from Luciano Pavarotti to Plácido Domingo, a new book records meetings with the greatest opera singers of recent years