Launched from Baikonur to stardom: the opera singer reaching Europe's biggest stages

Aigerim Altynbek, a girl from a small village in Kazakhstan, conquers competitions to live her dream on the most prestigious European opera stage.
NBC Washington

Opera singer Denyce Graves tells how growing up in Anacostia helped her career

Opera singer Denyce Graves’ voice has taken her around the world – but her journey started in Southeast D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood. As Graves helped to inspire the next generation of opera stars, ...
AOL

Opera is waging a battle to save itself in the modern world — and against self-inflicted wounds

Jonas Kaufmann will no longer sing at London’s Royal Opera House — because, of all things, the pay is too low. “I don’t know how you do it,” the tenor recently told BBC Radio 3. In the same interview, ...