The Italian tenor in full cry is what we mean when we say opera, which remains, in that sense, a man's world. The names of Caruso, Gigli and Pavarotti are code for operatic achievement, while the ...

There is a tinge of irony in the affectionate tributes pouring forth for opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti, who died in Italy Thursday morning after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. For ...

Audience members at the Metropolitan Opera looked at one another in amazement. Did we just hear what we thought we heard? Onstage, the strapping young Italian tenor singing opposite Joan Sutherland in ...