Charles Anthony, 82, of Tampa, Fla. , a character singer who set the record for Metropolitan Opera appearances with 2,928, died Feb. 15 of kidney failure. From 1954 to 2010, the tenor shared the stage with artists including Marian Anderson, Birgit Nilsson

Charles Anthony, a character singer who set the record for most appearances at the Metropolitan Opera — 2,928 — during a career that spanned from 1954 to 2010, died Wednesday. He was 82. Anthony, a tenor, died at his home in Tampa, Fla. , from kidney fail

Two Canadian opera stars will per-form in Edmonton this fall. Superstar soprano Measha Brueg-gergosman, 34, will perform with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at its fundraiser gala Oct. 29, according to the Winspear Centre's website. She will perform ope

Riccardo Muti was in an upbeat mood as he held court over lunch at his North Michigan Avenue hotel. Nattily dressed in a cream-colored shirt and ascot, red sweater vest, tan jacket and dark slacks, he greeted the interviewer with a characteristic hug. He

Monika Rittershaus The soprano Katarina Dalayman in “Tristan und Isolde.” IN burlesque, in popular prejudice and all too often in the opera house, big-gun German opera comes off as a clash of the titans, with the roles of Brünnhilde, Isolde and Elektra c

We’re so used to hearing Karita Mattila, Finland’s prima donna assoluta, in big opera houses and recordings confronting the likes of Richard Strauss, Janácek and Wagner that it was a novelty to sample her at the relatively cozy Broad Stage on Saturday ni