The city of Verona, with its romantic qualities and artistic history, was not always the stunning tourist destination that can be seen today.
The city has a long, robust history and was an important centre both...
Glitz and Glamour abound as the COC Vocal Showcase takes Centre Stage in Toronto.
The Canadian Opera Company really knows how to promote young talent while raising funds that support the opera house. I know many...
A special, never seen before event featuring the music of Rossini! Music, film, live TV, with the public acting as protagonist. This looks like a lot of fun, and it is FREE.
"L'evento SPECIALE, in forma...
For your viewing pleasure, the lovely Frederica Von Stade talking about her life, her career, and the glamour of working at the Met Opera. Von Stade is a renowned mezzo-soprano, with an elegant, effortless voice...
I Live to Sing - Excerpts from BetterThanFiction Productions on Vimeo.
There is no clear-cut path to becoming a successful artist. Success is subjective, often defined by the artist, and the struggles and sacrifices one has...
Anyone fortunate enough to have tickets to see Mozart's Così fan tutte or Rossini's Le Comte Ory at La Scala di Milano this week just got struck by some bad luck. This evening's production of Così fan...
There has been a lot of discussion about the financial situation at The Metropolitan Opera in recent months. The media has been bombarded with remarks from Metropolitan Opera General Manager, Peter Gelb, citing the demise...
Host Hugh Jackman (C) onstage during the 2014 Tony Awards. Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesThe 68th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held this past weekend at Radio City Music Hall in New York, and in Broadway...
Soprano Adrianne Pieczonka has been honoured with the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award, a $20,000 prize granted by the Ontario Arts Foundation biannually in areas of keyboard artistry, art photography and singing....
Tonight at 7:00 p.m. you can listen to The Metropolitan Opera's opening night production of Verdi's opera Don Carlo, sung in Italian.
“I think Don Carlo...
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There are no words for how amazing Federico Fellini's original 1963 film "8 1/2" is....