Soprano Asmik Grigorian is to sing the title role in Georges Bizet's “Carmen,” a mezzo-soprano touchstone, for the first time at the Salzburg Festival this summer ...

The busy mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti has made a career out of versatility: “I think generally people should not do only one ...

Samantha Hankey, whose burgeoning opera career has taken her around the world, returns to her childhood stamping grounds.

There’s an ad on TV where Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds wonders why he has to keep making commercials for his Mint Mobile company, expressing surprise that some people still don’t get it. I feel the ...

In 2012, I commented on a performance at the Salzburg Festival—a performance of Handel’s opera Tamerlano, in concert. I wrote, “There was a mezzo-soprano, previously unknown to me: Marianne Crebassa, ...

The very first time mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe ever sang in an opera, she was a 17-year-old college freshman at Potsdam State University in New York. The opera was Giacomo Puccini’s “Gianni ...

Watch Angel Blue speak with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina about her portrayal of the title role of Bizet’s Carmen below! In her highly anticipated Met debut, Director Carrie Cracknell reinvigorates ...

Pittsburgh Festival Opera has announced the winners of the 10th Annual Mildred Miller International Vocal Competition, Mezzo-Soprano Edition. This is the 10th year of the event that celebrated the ...

Peruse the catalogue of composer Richard Danielpour and one may deduce that he has a predilection for the mezzo-soprano voice. He’s written music for Jessye Norman (”Sweet Talk”), Denyce Graves ...

Hannah Magnelli, a member of St. Joseph Parish in Richmond, Va., is seen in this undated photo. Magnelli performs opera on the international stage and in January 2022 released her first single, ...

>>> The upcoming Blackhawk Chamber Music Festival presented a unique challenge to artistic director Jeffrey Cohan. The repertoire had to be chosen around the vocal range of mezzo soprano Vivien ...