She taught for 34 years at Chicago Public Schools, while sharing her love of singing with audiences and students. But Joyce Carter, a mezzo-soprano, who has performed with the Chicago Opera Theatre, ...

After singing on the world’s top opera stages for more than 40 years, acclaimed mezzo soprano Denyce Graves took a final bow ...

I’d say one of the greatest barriers to enjoying opera is knowing whether or not the singing is good. I’m being serious. It’s a problem for those who haven’t spent years studying voice or exploring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research reveals how vibrato and vocal projection shape judges’ scores in opera singing competitions. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...

Middle school is a place for math, science, reading and for children to explore their world. Member station KUNM's Mia Casas visited one school in New Mexico that's also using opera to do that.

Hundreds of Chicago Public School students performed for the first time on the well known stage of the Lyric Opera, a special moment in the musical spotlight.

As a vocal teacher, Judith Farris has a reputation for helping actors not known for their voices get up on a Broadway stage and sing. She coached Anthony Quinn ("Zorba the Greek") and Matthew ...

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 ...