Many people believe that Italy is the only country that can give birth to great tenors, such as Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli, and Luciano Pavarotti. However, Richard Tucker, who was born in Brooklyn ...

When it comes to challenging operatic roles for tenors, the clown troupe leader Canio in Leoncavallo Ruggero’s beloved 1892 “Pagliacci” is right up there. It requires power-singing, vocal range and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Opera tenor Christopher Macchio will sing the national anthem at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration before a much smaller crowd than he was expecting, a letdown with a ...

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Arguably the best tenor of his generation is dead. The rise of "popera", an obsession with instant stardom and the limited pool of talent among operatic tenors today mean we ...

African American opera tenor George Shirley reflects on his trailblazing music career. As one of the first African American operatic performers, renowned tenor and trailblazer George Shirley’s ...

James Valenti has performed at major venues like The Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, and even Yankee Stadium. He credits his high school choir teacher and the influence of The Three Tenors for ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Tenor Ben Gulley is coming home for the holidays. Actually, Cedar Rapids is wife Jessica Mallow Gulley’s ...

Ben Thapa, far right, with (from left) Michael Christie, Jonathan Ansell, Matt Stiff of G4 in 2005 - Dave Hogan/Getty Images Ben Thapa, the tenor who has died from kidney failure aged 42, was a ...