Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to the warm, rich sound of Marilyn Horne, Janet Baker, Grace Bumbry and more. In the past we’ve chosen the five minutes or so we would play to ...

Greek National Opera has invited viewers to take a journey behind the scenes at the opera thanks to a dedicated Mezzo Backstage programme presented by Mezzo, the international opera and classical ...

Opera Traveller described Irish mezzo-soprano Niamh O'Sullivan as being "the owner of one of the most sheerly beautiful lyric mezzos in some time", and we're about to hear exactly why.

Whether singing Carmen or Cherubino, mezzo sopranos are the versatile stars of opera. But what makes a mezzo a mezzo? Canadian-Irish opera singer Wallis Giunta introduces her voice part... In its ...

Betty Allen, one of the first African American singers to reach prominence on the international opera stage, died June 22 at a hospital in Valhalla, N.Y. She was 82 and had complications from kidney ...

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 ...

We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. While a well-known mezzo-soprano, this is Newman’s first time leading a project as ...

This November and December, the Greek National Opera has the honour of being featured on the international opera channel Mezzo Live HD. This major tribute to the only opera house in Greece will launch ...

Dolora Zajick discovered opera as a 22-year-old pre-med student. "That's when I discovered I had a voice," she tells Fresh Air host Terry Gross, "and I actually had a crack at a singing career. And I ...