Robert Paul Graf was born on April 16, 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri. He came of age in a city that produced more than its share of jazz talent, and one of his closest musical friendships was with a ...

“He was a real natural, but he didn’t work hard; he was confident in Italian repertoire, the bel canto, early verismo; but tragically he didn’t learn to read music and tended to rely on the prompt.

Operatic stardom can be a heavy cross to bear. Particularly, it would appear, for tenors. One by one, high-voiced male singers heavily touted for stellar careers are finding those careers derailed, or ...

There’s a tense moment in the documentary It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley when the eponymous musician is invited once too often to discuss the legacy of his singer-songwriter father, Tim. “What did you ...

NEW YORK — When tenor Xabier Anduaga first auditioned for Riccardo Frizza, the conductor recalls that “he opened his mouth, and after two notes I understood I was in front of something special. It’s ...

They are the heroes of opera. When tenors hit the high C, the audience is enthralled. But what is their secret? How do they manage to sing in this high register and what happens in their body? With ...

In the opera world, when it comes to male singers, the tenor is the big star — think Pavarotti and Domingo. They get to play kings, heroes, swashbuckling lovers and high-maintenance romantics. They ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Choral singing has long had a gender-bending history, but women singing tenor is a recent phenomenon. (Chris Maddaloni / CQ Roll ...

Ten years ago, Jonas Kaufmann didn’t hesitate when asked if he was ready to take on heavy Wagnerian roles like the hero of “Tristan und Isolde.” “I don’t want to get into the history books as one of ...

The world’s most famous tenor visits Australia next month. What’s all the fuss about? Photo courtesy Opera Australia Jonas Kaufmann, currently the world’s hottest tenor, is a freak. Kaufmann, who will ...