From the opening notes of his first aria on his new Rossini recital, Juan Diego Florez makes it clear that he is the real thing — a true Rossini tenor — with the technical mettle and gymnastic vocal ...

Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” is one of the most familiar operas, but in its current incarnation at the Metropolitan Opera you will hear an aria that won’t be at all familiar. Some of its musical ...

Opera fans are almost running out of superlatives to describe his voice. Rupert Christiansen meets Juan Diego Florez, a man whose time has arrived Vocal marvel: Juan Diego Florez relishes his vocal ...

Juan Diego Florez is probably too modest to admit it, but as Prince Charming, he routinely steals the show from Cinderella. "It's a very small role," said the handsome Peruvian tenor, 30, as he ...

Angelina, played by Corrie Stallings, dreams of escaping her life of drudgery in Syracuse Stage's opening production, "La Cenerentola," playing Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. at Crouse-Hinds ...

There is one tenor aria right at the end of Rossini's Barber of Seville that really sorts out the great productions from the merely adequate. Lucas Meachem is a hugely impressive Figaro, playing the ...

Joyce DiDonato sings a joyful aria as Angelina in Rossini's La Cenerentola. Joyce DiDonato sings Angelina's joyful aria in Rossini's La Cenerentola. See the full opera on Great Performances at the Met ...

Jonathan Lemalu’s debut album heralds what promises to be an important new operatic voice. The 28-year-old New Zealand bass-baritone already has begun making British and European operatic appearances ...

Who says that Cinderella needs a pair of glass slippers? In 1817, when Gioachino Rossini penned an opera drawn from the fairy tale, the Italian composer did not include the heroine’s famous footwear.

L to R: Gavin Grady as Cabin Boy, Gregory Feldmann as Cedric and Keely Futterer as Angostura in The Glimmerglass Festival's 2022 production of the world premiere of "Tenor Overboard," with music by ...