Opera

Stars turn out for Valentino’s funeral in Rome

Actor Anne Hathaway and her husband Adam Shulman arrive for the funeral ceremony of fashion designer Valentino Garavani.

Valentino, Italian haute couture ‘emperor’ who painted fashion red, dies at 93

Designer Valentino Garavani arrives for the 2019 CFDA Awards at The Brooklyn Museum in New York, U.S., June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Opera review

South Korean soprano Renata Hann steals show in Singapore Lyric Opera’s The Magic Flute

The Singapore Lyric Opera rounded up a busy year with a fully staged production of The Magic Flute.

Sexist, racist, ageist: Singapore Lyric Opera updates Mozart’s The Magic Flute

Singapore Lyric Opera's The Magic Flute, directed by British opera director Harry Fehr, will tackle its flaws and opt for a minimalist look.

Shellfish, souffles, salads: How the Metropolitan Opera feeds its over-the-top appetites

A performance of Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in early October.

Actress Sandra Oh trades the small screen for the grand stage of the Met Opera

Sandra Oh (middle) will make her operatic debut as the Duchess of Crakentorp in Gaetano Donizetti's comic opera La Fille Du Regiment on Oct 17.

Opera review: SSO in the pocket with refreshing take on Die Fledermaus operetta

(From left) Flavia Stricker, Jonathan Mark Macpherson and Damian Whiteley in Singapore Symphony Orchestra's Die Fledermaus in a Pocket.

Taiwanese Hokkien troupe Ming Hwa Yuan returns with Final Bow, inspired by backstage birth

Taiwanese Hokkien opera (gezaixi) performer Sun Tsui-feng will perform in Final Bow at the Esplanade Theatre on Oct 31 and Nov 1.

BookTalk: The Opera People’s Shridar Mani is a fan of Arundhati Roy and Leo Tolstoy

Shridar Mani, co-artistic director of The Opera People, likes to read on his commute.
ST Photo: Hester Tan

Chinese art songs take centre stage in Lirica Arts’ adventurous concert series

Baritone Martin Ng (right) leads Lirica Arts,which has been promoting the cause of art songs in its Songs Of Our Forefathers series.

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