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A post by Peter Jordens: Eva Breukink reports for NTR Caribisch Netwerk on Imara Thomas, an Aruban-Dutch soprano based in Germany. [...] Imara was born in Amsterdam but is proud of her Aruban background. She comes from a musically gifted family. Guided by her aunt Gloria Connor, young Imara advanced from church choir and television…

New York – On the Metropolitan Opera’s mammoth stage, lightning flashes. Thunder pounds. The huge stage set slowly turns, revealing on the other side a petite but imposing female figure. Her face is ...

Klaus Nomi was truly a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma in New York City.

The famed singer, known for her captivating presence, intellectual approach and distinctive sound, is retiring from the stage with “Elektra.”

In our prosaic age, veristic operas resonate with particular force with audiences, creating special moods and emphasising affects. As in

From Old Spice to X Factor, one section of Carmina Burana is known to many of us. Here's our guide to this great, unusual work, and some best recordings

The Berlin-born conductor will succeed Daniel Barenboim, his former boss, who withdrew in January citing serious health concerns.

The Berlin State Opera, one of the most important opera houses in the world, has a new maestro. Christian Thielemann will succeed Daniel Barenboim, who stepped down in January for health reasons.

Inspired by Schiller’s tragedy, Tchaikovsky wrote The Maid of Orleans about the famous French heroine between 1878 and 1879. While Schiller sees her as an innocent, momentarily tempted by love for Lionel, Tchaikovsky permits Joan to indulge fully in her love and then die in religious ecstasy. Here is a historical heroine with something of the Tatyana

Israeli-Argentinian conductor steps down from leading venue after diagnosis with neurological condition