The first time I heard opera, I was eight or nine years old. I remember standing at the top of my grandmother’s basement stairs when her soprano voice rose up to meet me from where she was practising ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Chicago-based opera singer Dorian McCall is returning to Washington High School this month to provide free vocal lessons to students. McCall, a baritone singer, is providing two weeks ...

“The Other Side of Silence,” a new work in development, is experimenting with giving operatic voice to a text-to-speech synthesizer. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim Reporting from Troy, N.Y. See more ...

Opera singers are admired for their powerful and expressive voices, achieved through years of rigorous training. In opera singing competitions, judges evaluate the performances of aspiring singers by ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Before beginning a vocal lesson with students at Washington High School, visiting teacher and professional opera singer Dorian McCall has them start with abdominal exercises. Lenora ...