Kathleen Battle

Soprano Kathleen Battle sang African American spirituals at UCLA on Saturday. The anguish and the joy in an evening of songs was brought out by Kathleen Battle's exceptional voice....

The Luciana Souza Trio will bring an evening of traditional contemporary Brazilian songs, titled ¡Viva Brazil!, Oct. 5 to the Norton Center for the Arts. The ensemble is comprised of Grammy-winning vocalist Luciana Souza; guitarist Romero Lubambo; and...

The Aberdeen Community Concert Association begins its 73rd season Saturday with a 7:30 p.m. performance by the American Tenors at the Johnson Fine Arts Center. The show is the first of four concerts in the 2011-12 season. Season memberships will be...

Joan Sutherland may have been hailed as "the voice of the century" by Luciano Pavarotti, but other operatic voices fared far better at the Grammy Awards, where there are lots of classical categories, including one for best vocal performance. Prior to...

Audiences at the 38th annual Bach Week Festival in Evanston Friday, April 29, and Sunday, May 1, will hear works that Johann Sebastian Bach wrote …...

UCLA Live 2011-12 season highlights include Itzhak Perlman, Sonny Rollins and concert on global warming...

When you get right down to it, the world of opera is a lot like Hollywood. Both professions are filled with big stars with big egos that often clash in colorful ways. And those egos come attached with spin doctors — publicists, agents, personal...

-- Important find: Archaeologists say they have discovered an ancient Arabic inscription in Jerusalem that offers insight into Muslim rule in the city. (Associated Press) -- Diplomatic row: Two sculptures by artist Eugenio Merino -- one featuring an Uzi...

Kathleen Battle has the right to sing the blues. But she didn’t Tuesday night at her rare and peculiar -- but remarkable -- Orange County Philharmonic Society recital at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. Joined by......

Here is a complete Virginia Arts Festival schedule. Tickets can be purchased at www.vafest.org or by calling 671-8100. Virginia International Tattoo Sneak Peaks. Noon April 14. A pipe band from the Tattoo will perform a half-hour show. Tidewater...

MARLBORO, Vt. -- As violin and woodwind music swells behind her, Hyunah Yu, one of America's fastest-rising classical vocalists, sits in a simple chair at the front of the stage, small hands folded as if in prayer. It's the 35th New England Bach Festival,...

4 stars (out of 4) The best movies are those that open up the heart and stimulate the mind. But what about movies like Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers," which knock your eyes out and set your pulse and senses on fire? "Daggers" is a lavish Chinese...