In the course of a recent conversation, I realized I had something of a blindspot in my operatic acumen when it came to baritones and basses of the golden era. The golden era of opera is roughly the ...

Call them the ultimate tag team — with really great voices. Four baritones will take the spotlight in Opéra Louisiane’s “Baritones on the Bayou,” on Thursday, Sept. 10, in Louisiana’s Old State ...

The prestigious classical music publication, Gramophone, recently listed their 10 greatest Puccini singers of all time. There were a few omissions that raised my ire along with a few inclusions that ...

Acclaimed singer Robert Merrill, the opera baritone who felt equally comfortable at opening night in the Metropolitan Opera House or opening day at Yankee Stadium, has died. He was 85. Merrill died on ...