It's serendipitous that Valentina Osinski is playing the sorceress in Cinnabar Theater's upcoming production of the opera ''La Curandera.'' Osinski, a Mill Valley mezzo-soprano, studies alternate ...

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 ...

An African American who spent much of her career based in the Netherlands, she said her race was less of a factor in Europe when being considered for a wide variety of opera roles. By Adam Nossiter ...