Opera News Archive

November 8 NY Opera could move in $1.2bn Lincoln Center plan September 18 Domingo joins Met for Verdi Trade Center benefit   10 Understudy called to arms at ENO   3 Report reveals shortage of new operas July 28 Wolfgang calls a truce   15 Pavarotti "disappoints" UK tenor star June 26 China's president has "opera star" qualities, says Pavarotti   19 Conductor cries "sabotage" as he quits Bolshoi   17 Tenor does the £12,000 double in Cardiff   15 Cardiff hopes revived for Russian and Australian   14 'Singer of the world' contest reaches its climax   6 Carreras receives golden Verdi honour May 31 Aria pays for singers full of promise   24 Restored theatre welcomes 'homeless' Venice Opera   17 Curtain up for Glyndebourne 2001   1 Harrell, Gheorghiu up for British music 'Oscars'     Conductor Sinopoli dies on the podium     Strikes averted at Covent Garden     Great 'English Brunnhilde' dies February 20 Callas' underwear to be locked away forever January 29 New opera writing contest finds its Genesis December 15 Influential opera producer dies   5 Callas’s suspender belts to burn in her honor November 30 Opera house evicts 'cybersquatter'   28 Callas memorabilia up for auction