One of the most esteemed singers of his era, he had a wide repertoire that included Mozart, Wagner and the title role in Messiaen’s epic “St. François d’Assise.” By Jonathan Kandell José van Dam, the ...

BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Belgian baritone opera singer Jose van Dam, who sang with New York's Metropolitan Opera and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, died at 85, the Queen Elisabeth Music ...

Van Dam is remembered for his singing roles in a film version of Mozart's Don Giovanni in 1979 and as an opera professor in The Music Teacher in 1988 (Getty Images) Famed opera singer Jose van Dam, ...

José van Dam, a Belgian opera star whose suave, silken voice, persuasive acting and steady work ethic made him one of the most esteemed bass-baritone singers of his era, died Tuesday. He was 85. The ...

Behind the dazzling costumes lies a story of power, patriarchy, and women reclaiming their voice. Think Mulan was one of a kind? Chinese opera’s been full of warrior women like her for centuries. Meet ...

The older brother of trans school shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar has been arrested on a Canada-wide warrant for attempted murder less than two weeks after his sibling’s massacre. Jacob Van Rootselaar, ...

Designed as a nod to grand Italian hotels, the interior of the MSC Opera is more opulent than other MSC ships but not oppressively so. Built in 2004, the Opera is a great midsize alternative to ...

(Corrects in paragraph 5: Von Karajan was a conductor at Berlin State Opera during nazi-Germany, not at Berlin Philharmonic) BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Belgian baritone opera singer Jose van Dam, ...

This national park, located in the extreme south-western tip of Java on the Sunda shelf, includes the Ujung Kulon peninsula and several offshore islands and encompasses the natural reserve of Krakatoa ...