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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Baritone Sidney Outlaw has joined the cast of Opera Philadelphia's new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni for four performances, April 25-May 4 at the Academy of Music. Outlaw steps in for baritone ...

FILE - Jose van Dam, center, appears during a rehearsal of Olivier Messiaen's opera "Saint François d'Assise" at the Felsenreitschule in Salzburg, on Aug. 12, 1998. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File) José ...