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Famous Italian opera singer and songwriter Andrea Bocelli was born on this day in 1958, in Lajatico, in the Italian region of Tuscany. He is renowned for his powerful and emotive voice, and he has achieved worldwide recognition for his contributions to classical and pop music. What is Andrea Bocelli’s signature style of music? Bocelli […]
BERLIN — As the expression goes, “It ain’t over “til the fat lady sings.” But a recent slew of insults from British opera critics hurled at one full-figured young singer has added a new twist to the expression. Internationally known mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught was keen to sing at the Glyndebourne Festival, the UK’s most important […]
An Armenian-born American businessman has been paying to book Europe’s finest concert halls so he and his orchestra can play for tiny, unimpressed audiences. Who is this mystery man?
In the 17th and 18th centuries, opera performers could take any role they wanted. Sopranos were kings, countertenors their lovers; although, in an old theater tradition that went back to the Greeks, wet nurses were always played by men, and the character was re-written if no male could be found to play it. Only in […]