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A celebration 60 years in the making! Seattle Opera is ready for a big birthday bash with a star-studded cast of singers led by Conductor Kazem Abdullah (Tosca, X: the Life and Times of Malcolm X). Audience favorites Greer Grimsley, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Duke Kim, John Moore, Sarah Coburn, Amitai Pati, and Resident Artist Michael...

Hamish Kilgour of The Clean, Mad Scene and more died in December, and a GoFundMe has now been set up for his son's future education expenses...

When tears well up during stretches of Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s curious hybrid which you never expected to move you, something special's going on. The magic happened last night in an evening which I didn't anticipate equalling “the Carmelites experience” at Glyndebourne. But, in its very different way, it did, in terms of casting, conducting and a production (by Bruno Ravella) that wasn’t too interventionist but had some powerful ideas of its own.

Opera has a long and rich history, and its songs have become an integral part of classical music. From the soaring arias to the passionate duets, operas have inspired countless musicians and singers over the years. In this article, we explore the top 27 best opera songs that have captured audiences' hearts and souls over

They don’t care much for political correctness but, like a certain other Dublin band before them, VERSATILE are soundtracking their generation. No blushe...

Hamish Kilgour, a founding member of the New Zealand band the Clean, who was celebrated among fans of underground music for his propulsive drumming an

He was a powerful drummer and, most notably, a founding member of the Clean, which inspired indie bands like Pavement, Yo La Tengo and Superchunk.

Like the Velvet Underground before them, Kilgour and The Clean inspired tons of musicians to embrace impulsive creativity.

Like the Velvet Underground before them, Kilgour and The Clean inspired tons of musicians to embrace impulsive creativity.

Over more than 40 years the New Zealand drummer influenced the sound of bands around the world