Opera has always lived at the crossroads of emotion and discipline. A single performance can shape a singer’s future, opening doors or quietly closing them. In competitions, judges listen closely and ...

Rick French, aka “Ricardo” when he’s singing opera, is a classically trained tenor who has performed with the Metropolitan ...

The night before Scottish singer Monica McGhee was due to have surgery to remove a tumour from her thyroid, she locked ...

Vilma Jää, a Finnish folk and pop singer, is bringing her eerie and affecting traditional music to the Metropolitan Opera.

YOU’VE NEVER SEEN IN THE SEWER. IT’S BEEN A LONG. LONG TIME COMING. HE’S KNOWN AS THE GUY WITH THE PIPES. SING ONCE AGAIN WITH ME, WHO WORKS IN THE PIPES? QUIET YOUR WIFE AND CALL. ONE TIME. MY CHURCH ...

Champagne, canapés and a rare close-up opera experience await guests, in what promises to be a memorable evening.