If Pope Leo XIV says he’s a fan, you’re doing OK. “He’s the best pope,” said Piero Barone, who joins fellow tenor Ignazio ...

Every so often, when I’m pontificating about opera, in print or in person, a reader or an editor will ask me, “But what exactly is bel canto?” And I’m brought up short. The quickest answer is, “It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gianluca Ginoble, Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto are used to people being surprised when they open their mouths. "We were 15 ...

Young British tenor Ben Johnson’s star is most certainly in the ascendency. Not only did he win the Kathleen Ferrier Award in 2008, but became a BBC Young Artist last year and had critics reaching for ...

Who do they think they are, these people who want to teach us our trade? We know it ever so much better than they do. Let composers stick to their méetier and let us do ours! Composers who write out ...

'Les Sauvages' is a cry, a distress signal for a planet in danger, a prayer for the reunification of women and men to save our sick planet. The bouquet of his roots also brings an unmistakable scent ...

Teatro Nuovo, which trains musicians in bel canto style, returns with productions of a rare “Macbeth” and “La Sonnambula.” By Arya Roshanian Teatro Nuovo is giving Carolina Uccelli’s pioneering “Anna ...