Nigel Perrin, who has died aged 76, was an agile countertenor with a beautiful clean line and an infectious personality who did much to define the character, sound and style of the King’s Singers in ...
When John Holiday sings Vivaldi’s aria “Ah, ch'infelice sempre” (Ah, how unhappy always), as he did with the Academy of Ancient Music in a 12th-century church in London, he’s singing about loneliness, ...
The A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute at UNC School of the Arts will present George Frederick Handel’s “Rodelinda,” conducted by Stephen Stubbs, a Grammy Award-winning specialist in Baroque opera, tonight ...
In 2013, Anthony Roth Costanzo, a countertenor, visited a middle school in the Bronx to talk to a sixth-grade class about opera. He asked the kids what they knew about opera and good-naturedly ...
A strapping man (6 ft. 2 in., 203 lbs.) with a greying Vandyke beard strode on stage at Manhattan’s Town Hall last week. An imposing figure in white tie and tails, he waited as the 27-piece Esterhazy ...
Despite being one of the first and oldest forms of popular music, opera sometimes struggles to connect with 21st century audiences. However, Anthony Roth Costanzo is breaking down the genre's stodgy ...
John Holiday spent the first two months of this year in Los Angeles. He wasn’t expecting to spend the last one here too, but as we’ve learned, 2020 has left few plans unchanged. Which is why Holiday ...