SAN FRANCISCO -- He can bring you to tears with his Italian arias. But tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz started his musical journey by singing popular Spanish mariachi songs. The Mexican singer starred in the ...

The Houston Grand Opera opened its 2024-25 season on Friday with a new production of Verdi’s "Il Trovatore" that showcased a singing cast of virtuosos, solid orchestral accompaniment, and a modern ...

In rehearsal. Raehann Bryce-Davis for il Trovatore at Houston Grand Opera. Credit: Photo by Michael Bishop “She’s the crux of where bel canto beautiful singing meets drama,” is how mezzo-soprano ...

The set-up: The singers at Houston Grand Opera, after a bumpy Act I of Giuseppe Verdi’s blood-and-guts melodrama Il Trovatore (The Troubadour, 1853), must have gotten their vitamin-B shots during ...

Sarasota Opera will continue its proud tradition of presenting operas by Giuseppe Verdi with Il trovatore, opening Saturday, March 7 with seven performances through March 29, 2026. The company ...

Opera Colorado is performing the Italian opera, Il Trovatore, in a concert format. The four act classic is shortened to 90-minutes, but still brings all the drama of the original. "You would think ...

San Francisco Opera launches the company’s 87th season with Giuseppe Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” at the War Memorial Opera House. Opening on Sept. 11 with seven subsequent performances through Oct. 6, ...