Hear what happens when the natural male speaking voice turns to song in this baritone bonanza. (Talk Like An Opera Geek attempts to decode the intriguing and intimidating lexicon of the opera house.) ...

When it comes to Mozart’s opera "The Marriage of Figaro," Adam Plachetka has sung both of its leading male roles: Figaro and Count Almaviva. And when the Czech bass-baritone finishes his three-day run ...

Considered one of the world’s preeminent artist-development programs for emerging artists, The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago has revealed the singers selected ...

José van Dam, an award-winning Belgian bass-baritone opera singer who created the title role in Olivier Messiaen’s “Saint François d’Assise,” has died at age 85, a Belgian conservatory announced ...