Ashraf Sewailam’s road to operatic stages throughout the US is inspiring for many Egyptian singers. The renowned bass-baritone talks to Ahram Online about his career and feelings for home Ashraf ...

José van Dam, an award-winning Belgian bass-baritone opera singer who created the title role in Olivier Messiaen's “Saint ...

One of opera’s renowned “bad boys” is back. “I’ve always enjoyed playing villains,” bass-baritone John Relyea said. He returns to Washington Concert Opera to explore in depth his musical relationship ...

Bass-baritone William Powers has sung hundreds of roles over a 30-year international operatic career, but none gives him such pleasure as the role of the rapacious Scarpia in Puccini’s “Tosca.” “I ...

Most recently at the Met, Green starred in his first leading role, portraying Young Emile Griffith in the company premiere of Terence Blanchard's Champion. The Financial Times praised Green, ...

The acclaimed Belgian bass-baritone José van Dam, who excelled in roles at major opera houses across Europe and praised for ...

José van Dam, who has died aged 85, was a Belgian bass-baritone known for his smooth voice, self-effacing nature and old-school manners; in 1998 he was ennobled by King Albert II of the Belgians as ...

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 ...

One of the most esteemed singers of his era, he had a wide repertoire that included Mozart, Wagner and the title role in ...

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 ...

Jose van Dam, the renowned Belgian bass-baritone opera singer known for his roles in Mozart and Verdi operas, has died at 85. Celebrated for his contributions to classical music, van Dam's ...