Opera Wire • April 30, 2022

A Second Debut - How Transgender Baritone Lucas Bouk Made a New Beginning With a New Voice

“As more people transition, the [opera] industry is going to realize that transgender singers are just like any other singers. I was transphobic in my own beliefs and thought; ‘The voice will be less. It won’t be operatic in quality.’ There are some risks, of course, but I have the same lyric baritone range as a lyric baritone, and the problems I have are all baritone problems in terms of fine tuning the voice.”

Opera Wire • May 27, 2021

To Present a Show for Children, Opera Idaho Adapted the Work of Another Opera Company

Opera Idaho gave new meaning to the phrase “from stage to screen” when sharing a children’s show with Idaho schools during the pandemic. During April and May, they offered “Who Wants To Be An Opera Star?” as a free 30-minute online video for children in K-6.

Opera Wire • January 7, 2021

Happy Anniversary – James Morris Celebrates 50 Years at the Met

"My what?" James Morris, studying at the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) in Philadelphia, has received a phone call from his newly acquired agent at Sol Hurok management, an agent who had seen him perform elsewhere in the country and offered to represent him. Now, the agent has news: a date for Morris’ Met audition.

Opera Wire • September 6, 2020

Vocal Health - "Vocology Ireland" Founder Eimear McCarthy Luddy on Providing a Major Resource for Artists

Eimear McCarthy Luddy has the admirable, but lofty, goal of becoming a major resource about vocal health and voice science for singers based in Ireland, where these resources are scarce. The Dublin-based mezzo-soprano and founder of Vocology Ireland told OperaWire, “I don’t want singers to feel alone or to feel like they have done something wrong.”

Opera Wire • August 12, 2020

The Story Behind Renée Fleming Donating Her Archives to Juilliard

At one time or another, artists face this question: what to do with the physical possessions accumulated during their careers, especially if they might be helpful to future generations? In soprano Renée Fleming’s case, she decided to call on The Juilliard School, where she received her postgraduate training.

Opera Wire • July 3, 2020

Doctoral Student Documents the Life and Career of Metropolitan Opera Flutist Trudy Kane

The life story of a notable instrumentalist in the opera world has been documented by a rising musician who learned from her.

Opera Wire • October 19, 2019

New Life With Hearing - How Soprano Anne Walker Overcame Hearing Loss To Revive Her Singing Career

“This is the greatest miracle of science and technology,” said lyric soprano Dr. Anne Walker in a recent chat with OperaWire. “I’m not sure where it’s going, but I know it’s not for nothing.”

Classical Singer • November 1, 2017

A Choral Calling

"It is a big, organic mass of beauty. Utterly thrilling. It's really an incomparable feeling." Lyric bass Jim Meyer is describing the feeling of contributing to the blended sound of an opera chorus--in his case, the San Francisco Opera Chorus.

Referee • August 1, 2017

Field Goals: Cardinale Breaks Barrier

For those who are wondering about the next generation of officials, Izzy Cardinale is a great example.

Weatherwise • March 1, 2015

Detail-Oriented: National Weather Service Introduces the HRRR

Think about the amount of detail you see when you zoom in on an online map, and the importance of that additional detail. Information such as highway exit numbers, one-way streets, business names, and the stores inside malls are visible if you zoom in far enough. Now, imagine that level of detail in weather forecasting.

Northeast Ledger • June 6, 2007

Ready to Reopen: Museum of Art Shines in New Digs

In the Mississippi Museum of Art's new location on South Lamar Street, the lobby is spacious and bright thanks to walls of glass--and, when you enter the building and look toward the galleries, you see a gigantic work of art.

Library of Congress

Northeast Ledger • March 7, 2007

Holbrook Brings Half Century of Twain Expertise to Stage

You're sitting in a large lecture hall in the early 1900s, and your reactions to the speaker's presentation--plus the reactions of everyone around you--help determine the course of the evening.