In the English-speaking world the art form is in a perennial battle for hearts and minds. Two contrasting books from either side of the Atlantic ask why ...

(AP) Preparing to exit the stage during the opening moments of Rossini’s Le Comte Ory at the Metropolitan Opera, Pretty Yende tripped on a couple of steps leading down from a wooden platform and fell ...

The darkness of Oliver Mears’s new production at the Royal Opera House received a mixed reception from the critics when it opened at Covent Garden in July, although the performances – especially that ...

In fact it was one of the genuine encores which told us why Yende is already so much in demand at the Met – Pamina, Lucia, Adina and Rosina are in prospect there, according to the programme - and by ...