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"RACE," a new jazz, R&B, gospel and hip-hop-influenced opera, is inspired by the life of Kelley Dolphus Stroud, a Colorado Springs athlete and academic in the 20s. Its the brain

John Winn was refining his skiing skills at Arapahoe Basin and singing and playing guitar for the après-ski crowd when he was told he needed to go to New York

This year is the Des Moines Metro Opera's 50th anniversary, and the first production of the year will be historic as the final operatic role for international star and Iowa native Simon Estes.

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Since 2018, on the first Sunday of July the country celebrates National Dombyra Day. This significant date increases interest in the traditional Kazakh folk instrument and emphasizes its prominent place in our art. In anticipation of the holiday, Astana Opera’s conductor and talented dombyra player Ruslan Baimurzin shared his thoughts on the merits of this instrument, and on how the dombyra art is currently being popularized, Kazinform cites the Astana Opera’s press s...

As the young US mezzo prepares for her Glyndebourne debut, she reveals why playing men gives her confidence, and why representation matters

His sound and look influenced everyone from Anohni to Lady Gaga. He also sang backup vocals for David Bowie.

In mocking Angela Rayner’s Glyndebourne visit, the Deputy PM showed his ignorance of British cultural history – and the beauty of opera

Set in 17th-century Edinburgh, Mercadante's opera sank after its 1842 premiere – unfairly so, as this concert recital at the Barbican proved

In Munich, the Bavarian State Opera’s annual festival opens with Krzysztof Penderecki’s harrowing account of demonic possession and pervasive evil.

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