Her nearness to God, the soprano says, has helped her navigate a difficult industry. Paola Kudacki/Met Opera The 40-year-old singer started voice lessons at the age of 6, initially coached by her ...

Observer connected with the breakout star to discuss her commanding voice, bold theatricality and Claus Guth's provocative new 'Salome.' Elza van den Heever at the Kaiserin in Die Frau ohne Schatten.

What connected with you about the role of Akhnaten? I’d love to sing Akhnaten even more, I love this role. I feel like it's become a huge part of who I am since I've done it at the Komische Oper ...

NEW YORK — Osvaldo Golijov was running out of time. The Argentine-born composer had been commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center for a chamber opera to be performed in the summer of 2003. And with ...

The world of performing arts is in a completely different universe compared to the bits, bytes and IT infrastructure that Keith Nolan and the IT team at Royal Ballet and Opera spend their work time in ...

During a recent interview to promote his film Marty Supreme, Best Actor-nominee Timothée Chalamet said “no one cares about” opera and ballet anymore. The actor’s comments, labelled both a slight and ...

Since June is Pride Month, what better time to celebrate the wealth of talented LGBT individuals who help make the Bay Area performing arts scene so vibrant? Pianist and coach John Churchwell is just ...

Lindsay Lohan’s extensive sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey, which aired Aug. 18 on OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network), offers a comprehensive look back at the actress’ troubles: she tells Winfrey ...

National Review senior editor Charles C. W. Cooke, on today’s edition of The Editors, said the upside of Kamala Harris’s interview with Oprah Winfrey was that viewers got to see clearly the case of ...