She didn’t leave on a high note. The Metropolitan Opera booted the best mezzo-soprano “on the planet” once she struggled to hit her high notes, the singer claims in a Manhattan federal lawsuit. Anita ...

MANILA: Filipina mezzo-soprano Michelle Mariposa took first prize at the 2026 Washington International Competition (WIC) for ...

Call it a confluence of divas. Before it devolved into a pejorative for someone who can be arrogant and difficult, diva was the Latin word for “goddess” and customarily was applied to a magnificent ...

Filipina mezzo-soprano Michelle Mariposa earned the top prize of the 2026 Washington International Competition for Voice. The ...

Timpanist Ryan DiLisi and Scottish mezzo soprano Karen Cargill will be featured at the May 22 and 24 concerts.

The very first time mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe ever sang in an opera, she was a 17-year-old college freshman at Potsdam State University in New York. The opera was Giacomo Puccini’s “Gianni ...

Watch as During intermission of the Live in HD transmission of Bizet’s Carmen, host Matthew Polenzani speaks with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina about her experience singing the title role. Young ...

Saxophonist Tim Garland and pianist Geoffrey Keezer have collaborated numerous times since their days in Storms/Nocturnes, the trio they formed with Joe Locke in 2001. The duo bring their 25 years of ...

Watch Angel Blue speak with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina about her portrayal of the title role of Bizet’s Carmen below! In her highly anticipated Met debut, Director Carrie Cracknell reinvigorates ...

Peruse the catalogue of composer Richard Danielpour and one may deduce that he has a predilection for the mezzo-soprano voice. He’s written music for Jessye Norman (”Sweet Talk”), Denyce Graves ...

The community is invited to take a walk in faith with Frederick resident Tracie Luck as the mezzo soprano returns to the Weinberg Center for the Arts stage for a musical journey through life’s darkest ...

She didn’t leave on a high note. The Metropolitan Opera booted the best mezzo soprano “on the planet” once she struggled to hit her high notes, the singer claims in a Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit.