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Superstar Baritone Nathan Gunn on American Opera, Stage Presence, and Versatility

“My job as a singer, if I’m doing my job correctly, is no different than what a curator does with a beautiful work of art.”

Peter van de GraaffOctober 9, 2018

Postcards from Poland and Prague | A Musical Journey with Host Peter van de Graaff

Associated PressOctober 6, 2018

Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballé dies at 85

Associated PressOctober 5, 2018

Mormon no more: Tabernacle Choir renamed in big church shift

Stand up With the Sitdown: Black Singers Share Their Experiences in Opera

Daniel GoldbergJune 24, 2020

Star tenor Lawrence Brownlee’s new Facebook Live series aims to change the face of the industry through interviews with other Black opera singers and advice for aspiring Black opera singers, Brownlee explains.

Plants fill seats at Barcelona opera house concert

Associated PressJune 22, 2020

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s opera house has reopened and performed its first concert since the coronavirus lockdown. To an audience that didn’t have to worry about social distancing. Instead of people, there were 2,292 plants, one for each seat in the theater. Monday’s concert was also livestreamed for humans to watch. The event was conceived by a Spanish artist ...

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Studs Terkel’s most compelling conversations, unpacked for the 21st century in a new podcast

Keegan MorrisOctober 5, 2018

This monthly podcast pairs some of Studs' most compelling conversations with interviews with some of the most exciting voices of today.

Lyric Backstage Video: Danielle de Niese Previews ‘La bohème’

Keegan MorrisOctober 4, 2018

Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2018-19 season opens this weekend with a classic: Puccini's beloved La bohème.

Violinist, professor, pastor among 25 ‘genius grant’ winners

Associated PressOctober 4, 2018

CHICAGO (AP) — A violinist who organizes concerts for the homeless, a professor whose research is being used to increase access to civil justice by poor communities and an activist pastor are among this year’s MacArthur fellows and recipients of so-called genius grants. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Thursday named 25 people, including academics, activists, artists, ...

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