NEW YORK (AP) — He opened the season as kindly Uncle Paul in the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” Next night he was the vagabond monk Varlaam, stopping ...

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German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff has announced he is ending his singing career after nearly 40 years due to health issues. German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff has announced he is ending his ...

This is FRESH AIR. Bass-baritone Paul Robeson was one of the most popular figures of the 20th century, and also one of the most controversial. He died in 1976 at the age of 77, leaving a huge imprint ...

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 ...

Duane Maracin said it’s never too late to do what you love. The octogenarian overcame his fears and began singing and playing ...