I’ve always admired and envied those who can sing well, even though I can’t carry a tune myself. And there will be lots of remarkable singing at the inaugural Camille Coloratura Awards, coming soon to ...

Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, the African-American dramatic soprano who had performed in Baltimore, was such a commanding presence on the stage that she was often compared to Adelina Patti, one of ...

Onstage, Cara Cammaroto plays the part of a scholar. She grew up a multi-instrumentalist but became a vocalist in college, and now finds herself a specialist in one of the most demanding niches in ...

The Metropolitan Opera has a dazzling new coloratura soprano. She is Atlanta-born Mattiwilda Dobbs, 31, pert, appealing to the eye, solacing to the most opera-worn ear. She made her debut as Gilda in ...

Vivek Maddala is an Emmy-winning composer and a regular participant in The Number Ones Comment Section. After reading his takes on the music theory behind several historic hits, we invited him to turn ...