The turn of the year is a time not only for champagne but for the fizz of operetta, with productions of Johann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" and Lehar's "The Merry Widow" a seasonal tradition. A new disc ...

Soprano Ailyn Pérez and tenor Stephen Costello, who return to the San Francisco Opera next month in Verdi's "La Traviata," are only the latest operatic husband-and-wife team to turn their shared lives ...