Every so often, when I’m pontificating about opera, in print or in person, a reader or an editor will ask me, “But what exactly is bel canto?” And I’m brought up short. The quickest answer is, “It ...

Who do they think they are, these people who want to teach us our trade? We know it ever so much better than they do. Let composers stick to their méetier and let us do ours! Composers who write out ...

Over the last year, the 21 members of the Bel Canto Youth Chorus of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem have been studying music and poetry by African American artists. Through their exploration of the music, ...

Young British tenor Ben Johnson’s star is most certainly in the ascendency. Not only did he win the Kathleen Ferrier Award in 2008, but became a BBC Young Artist last year and had critics reaching for ...

Over the past quarter-century, the Australian label Eloquence has been issuing beautiful and copious multidisc sets devoted to mid-20th-century musicians who spent much—usually most—of their careers ...

'Les Sauvages' is a cry, a distress signal for a planet in danger, a prayer for the reunification of women and men to save our sick planet. The bouquet of his roots also brings an unmistakable scent ...