Famous singers: Janet Baker; Clara Butt; Kathleen Ferrier. Kathleen Ferrier (pictured above) had a contralto voice of great individuality and distinction. She was the darling of the post-war ...

Was that Kathleen's secret? An ordinary Lancashire lass with an extraordinary gift; a unique contralto voice that affected a whole nation profoundly during her brief lifetime? She certainly never ...

B y the time Berlioz composed “Roméo et Juliette” in 1839, plenty of operas based on Shakespeare’s tragedy had already been ...

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Nathalie Stutzmann led her last program as principal guest conductor. It was a mixed success.

Cher has been a significant figure in the entertainment industry for many years, with her smoky contralto vocals and numerous ...

Shaina Taub's new musical about early feminists grabs the zeitgeist and runs with it at full speed, now open at the Music Box ...

The Trailblazing Women of Country is a dazzling, country-fried tribute to Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton that ...

Can you tell me what it’s about?” Hana Vu asks on “Airplane,” a Killers-esque pop-rock anthem from her sumptuous sophomore ...

It can be easy to forget how entrenched Cher is in rock history. Some of her first recording gigs were singing backup on ...

Jurowski’s attention to detail across four-and-a-half hours brought the darkness of Wagner’s score thrillingly to life ...