SEATTLE – Speight Jenkins is a man who hears voices. The general director of Seattle Opera is regarded for his ability to uncover opera talent, and when he encounters a great singer, he figures out ...

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The sloe-eyed beauty who could charm the conqueror into giving her a kingdom—Cleopatra! It’s a tale that has long enthralled Western art and literature, involving as it does a powerful and exotic ...

Although Handel's opera "Julius Caesar," known as "Giulio Cesare in Egitto" in its native tongue of Italian, is regarded one of his greatest works for the stage, it went out of fashion just like the ...

David Daniels is known for a level of vocal artistry which has helped to redefine the public's notion of the countertenor. Born in South Carolina, Daniels is the son of two singing teachers. He began ...

Utah Opera will perform Handel''s 'Julius Caesar' beginning May 15, which will combine the ancient story of Caesar and Cleopatra with some modern intrigue of the 1930s. 'Julius Caesar' tells the story ...

Baroque opera returns to San Diego this weekend with thefirst-ever local production of Frideric Handel’s “Julius Caesar inEgypt” by San Diego Opera. The epic drama tells the story of Caesar’s conquest ...

An older generation of pop-music listeners grew up with the falsetto sounds of The Beach Boys and the Bee Gees. And today’s Generation Xers know the high voices of Babyface and The Artist Formerly ...

The Detroit Opera House was the most glamorous venue in town on opening night of “Julius Caesar.” Michigan Opera Theatre presented an unconventional production by Handel. It enlisted countertenor ...

Handel's sumptuously scored opera features deeply drawn characters who face love, war, and a struggle for power. ACT ONE: Handel's opera Julius Caesar recounts the great love story between Caesar and ...