World-renowned opera singer Sir Bryn Terfel trades the opera stage for the studio, joining Classic FM to present a new four-part series exploring opera’s most villainous characters. In ‘Opera Villains ...

It’s time for you to cast your votes in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026! Symphony or concerto, film or video game theme, opera or ballet music, we’re asking you to vote for your three favourite ...

FARGO — Considering the complications Fargo-Moorhead opera faced staging “The Marriage of Figaro”-- two actors and two cellists having to leave the production during rehearsals -- Friday’s opening ...

Today’s opera companies face a similar issue. The best known works are often hundreds of years old, written by White European men for the upper classes of the day and not always relatable for modern ...

Protesters brought a performance of Carmen to a stop last Friday at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. At least one protestor managed to get on stage during Act 1 of Bizet’s classic. Three ...

Soprano Aida Garifullina dazzles in this rendition of 'O mio babbino caro', with a filmic nod to the 1985 romance, 'A Room with a View'. Accompanied by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under ...

FARGO – It may be overgeneralizing, but a good rule of thumb is that classic operas either end in death or a wedding. The Fargo-Moorhead Opera's season finale has both, pairing the two shorter Giacomo ...

It was a sign of the times in the record biz that so many awards went to recordings on independent labels (tenor Jonas Kaufmann, picking up the Opera doorstop for EMI's Madama Butterfly set, confessed ...