Operatic tantrum may cost star tenor dear
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Opera is no stranger to sensitive singers and demanding divas.
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MODENA, Italy  - Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, was in a serious condition on Wednesday after a battle with cancer, media reported.
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In the middle of the first act of a packed English National Opera performance of Donizettiâs âLucia di Lammermoorâ on Saturday, a chest infection claimed the voice of the bass Clive Bayley, who was singing the leading role of Raimondo, Luciaâs tutor. Could the show be saved? Yes indeed, Reuters reported. Out from the audience came Paul Whelan, 38, who just happened to have been studying the role and was scheduled to take over from Mr. Bayley in a few weeks, through he had had no chance to rehearse. As the performance continued, Mr. Whelan sang from the wings and Mr. Bayley mimed the action. At the conclusion Mr. Whelan, wearing suit and tie, joined the cast for a bow onstage, above. The performers received a standing ovation. âIâm just so glad I was wearing my Armani tie,â he said.
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Tenor Roberto Alagna broke his contract by walking out of a performance of Franco Zeffirelli's "Aida" at La Scala after being booed, and he will not sing for the remaining scheduled performances, a spokesman for the opera house said Monday.
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Roberto Alagna, the tenor who quit the stage at Milan's La Scala after being booed, said Friday he plans to sue the famed opera house for damaging his reputation by dismissing him from the cast of "Aida." He claimed he suffered low blood sugar and couldn't continue the performance.
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A Berlin opera house condemned for  canceling performances of a Mozart work because of concern it  might provoke violence by Muslims said on Thursday it might  consider staging the production if it had security assurances.
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Luciano Pavarotti, dead at 71, sang with such beauty that he beguiled listeners around the globe. Some were opera fans, but most were just fans of his honeyed tenor and outsize personality.
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It's no small task for a tenor to take on a role that Placido Domingo dominated for decades Â Verdi's Otello.
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A Berlin opera house condemned for   canceling performances of a Mozart work because of concern it   could provoke violence by Muslims said on Thursday it might   consider staging the production if it had security assurances.
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It is a pity that the wonderful singers in the Metropolitan Opera's revival of Debussy's "Pelleas et Melisande" are trapped in Jonathan Miller's 1995 production, which strips much of the magic from this delicate work.
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Feature film production could screech to a halt in as little as three weeks if Hollywood's actors and industry negotiators do not reach a new contract by the end of the month, industry sources said Monday.
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If the people won't go to the opera, bring the opera to them -- and when they least expect it.
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His recording contract is based on his reputation. His very bad reputation.
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A chorus of boos is rising in San  Francisco against the city's opera company, which is accused of  lavishing money on its musical director while pleading poverty  during contract talks with its musicians.
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The call came a few hours before Carnegie Hall's season-opening gala concert &#151; Thomas Quasthoff, one of the stars of the night, had an inflamed vocal cord and couldn't sing.
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PHIL SPECTORâs lawyer fears that the legendary producer may have been indicted after being asked to bring him to court next week.
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MILAN, Italy - Tenor Roberto Alagna marched off the stage at La Scala when the audience booed him during the second performance of Franco Zeffirelli's &quot;Aida.&quot; He was replaced seconds later by his understudy, who rushed on wearing jeans.