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Seven New Productions highlight the 2007/08 season at the Metropolitan Opera. Opera Company continues to bring opera to the masses. Met increases opera transmissions.

American Mezzo Soprano, Martha Lipton sang 17 seasons and over 400 performances at the Metropolitan Opera House. She was an important opera star of the 20th century.

The new website Classical TV, set to launch in early February, promises to deliver opera, classical music, theatre, musicals and jazz across the internet for free.

The Metropolitan Opera in New York has decided to increase the number of HD broadcasts to movie theaters from 6 to 8 during the 2007/2008 season.

Sitting in a sealed envelope for over 3 years, the name of the first winner of the Birgit Nilsson Prize was finally revealed on Friday, February 20th: Placido Domingo.

Five Grand Prize Finalists won $15,000 each at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions on Sunday, February 24. One of these was Canadian Simone Osbourne.

This is a basic definition of opera and explains to the first-time opera listener the difference between opera buffa and opera seria.

La Traviata Giuseppe Verdi, la traviata opera, La traviata plot summary, La traviata, characters, La traviata information, La Traviata cd recording recommendations.

First trip to the opera house? You have opera tickets....now here are some opera tips to make sure your first night at the opera is not your last trip to the opera.

A brief look at the life and career of Alma Gluck, one of the most famous sopranos of the early twentieth century.

Using razzle dazzle effects based on motion sensitive technology, director Robert Lepage enlivens Berlioz's dramatic legend at the Met on Nov. 10, 2008.

Opera singer profiled: Christa Ludwig was one of the most important mezzo sopranos of the mid-twentieth century. Info: Christa Ludwig bio and Christa Ludwig recording

Il Trittico (The Triptych), three Italian one-act operas, by Giacomo Puccini: Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, and Gianni Schicchi. Plot summaries and Puccini opera info.

French-born, Italian lyric tenor, Roberto Alagna has had a successful international opera career singing French and Lyric Italian operatic roles.

The life and times of the Metropolitan Opera House's biggest superstar.

Alice Nielsen was a well-known operetta and opera star in America in the late 1800's and the early 1900's. She had a varied career, singing both opera and musicals.

In 1901 Gustav Mahler met the beautiful and very sensual Alma Schindler and found in her the woman who would be his inspiration and motivation.

In tough financial times, as public galleries divest themselves of collections, and governments enact "de-accessioning" laws to prevent their loss, how will museums cope?

A list taken by a postcard book, "Women Who Dared," revisits brave women from all walks of life who made a positive difference in the lives of women and men.

Deutsche Grammophon releases DVD documentary of German Tenor, Fritz Wunderlich. Documentary complete with live opera performance clips, interviews, and home video.

Honoring the best in the classical music field, the 2010 Léonie Sonning Music Prize was awarded to the Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli.

December is a month of traditions encapsulating almost every walk of life on the globe. Christmas might get most of the attention, however the merriment goes on.

Free or cheap opera tickets for performances in your town can be found in a number of ways. Here is a list of possibilities that will not break the bank.

A brief look at the career of Carrie Feiner, New York based impresario and popular entertainment events organizer.

There have been many famous African-Americans who have succeeded in business, sports, politics, acting and music, but Anderson was one of the first.

Brief biography and works of American composer Samuel Barber, famous for 'Adagio for Strings' and Dover Beach.

Links to American opera company profiles that contain opera company information, opera schedules, opera ticket information, and opera education programs.

Anna Pavlova, revered Ballet icon, is known for her ethereal depiction of "The Dying Swan". Her virtuosity in this role remains unmatched.

Three newly restored and reopened theatres in the Berkshires of Massachusetts and northern Connecticut offer a cornucopia of musical and theatrical performances.

Biography of English composer Dame Ethel Smith, known for operas The Wreckers and The Boatswain's Mate.

One of the world's great opera stars and inspirations, the Italian tenor Di Stefano passed away on Monday, March 3 from injuries received 4 years ago in Kenya.

Sometimes it took more courage to stay behind in New England than it took to cross the country in wagon trains looking for gold.

Born on Christmas Day in 1874, Lina Cavalieri became a legendary opera-singer. She was called the most beautiful woman in the world.

In summer New York City's Central Park comes to life with free performances, unique playgrounds, two zoos and magnificent gardens. There is something for everyone.

Guide and synopsis for Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Königskinder (Children of Kings), which premiered in 1910.

At the age of 80, French soprano Régine Crespin died on Thursday, July 5, the victim of liver cancer. Her international career spanned nearly 50 years.

Karol Wojtyla, before joining the Church and becoming The Pontiff was known to be a gifted poet . Placido Domingo has produced this CD of his poems set to music.

A brief look at the life and career as a concert pianist of the great Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, and his time in America.

The recession is forcing the rich to re-examine their spending habits and buy on sale like everyone else. They will still splurge on fancy home renovations though.

He was born into a family of musicians who attended the Christian Science church, and grew up to champion opera for children all over the world.

New York City isn't as expensive as students might think. Here's where to find student discounts on Broadway shows, museums, and cultural attractions.

Free Opera Scores! Public domain opera scores are available for free online by the University of Indiana School of Music. List of available free opera scores.

Many fairy tale stories have been adapted for other media. Hansel and Gretel is no exception having had numerous opera, movies, and television adaptations.

Luciano Pavarotti, the legendary opera tenor passes away. This is a tribute to his life, his voice and his performances that endeared him to millions of us.

Mithridates, King of Pontus, an Italian Opera Seria (Drama) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: plot summary, character list, and other information.

Bianca (1918) is an American opera in one act by Henry Hadley, based on the play The Mistress of the Inn by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni.

Characters and plot summary for the French opera Thaïs by Jules Massenet, with a libretto by Louis Gallet, based on the novel Thaïs by Anatole France about St. Thaïs.

La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), an Italian melodrama by Puccini: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Puccini opera information.

Gustav Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer is a cycle of four songs. As his first mature work, it commenced Mahler's specialty in a new genre called the orchestral song cycle.

The 1906 drowning death of Grace Brown was the real story behind the novel An American Tragedy