Set in 17th-century Scotland, Lucia di Lammermoor is reminiscent of Shakespearean tragedies, with warring families and star-crossed lovers, much like “Romeo and Juliet,” as well as “Macbeth”-style ...

Danielle de Niese and John Irvin in Lyric Opera of Chicago's "Bel Canto." (Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography) CHICAGO - "Bel canto," Italian for "beautiful singing," is a phrase that gave its name ...

Teatro Nuovo, which trains musicians in bel canto style, returns with productions of a rare “Macbeth” and “La Sonnambula.” By Arya Roshanian Reporting from Montclair, N.J. A lot of opera houses, big ...

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 ...