Music - Sept. 6, 2007
Addio Luciano
Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti died overnight at age 71.
Tags: Pavarotti, Modena, opera, aria, Neapolitan, MECCA Arena

Music - Dec. 7, 2006
Milwaukee's export to the opera world
Dale Duesing may not be recognizable to many Milwaukeeans, but opera fans know him as a Grammy-winning baritone who has thrilled audiences in some of the most storied venues of the world.
Tags: dale duesing, opera, milwaukee, lawrence university, appleton

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 6, 2006
Theater Preview: "Don Giovanni"
The sexual exploits of Don Juan are legendary and his story is one of Mozart's finest operas. The Florentine Opera opens its season of seduction with "Don Giovanni," the tale of a man that embodies the spirit of Don Juan.
Tags: florentine opera, don giovanni, don juan, opera, marcus center for the performing arts

Milwaukee Buzz - April 12, 2004
Rock opera maven invites women to come out
Melanie Beres, founder of the Midwest Rock Opera Company, is also the president of the Milwaukee chapter of an organization called Business & Professional Woman/USA.
Tags: MiRoc, Beres, opera, Business & Professional Woman/USA

Arts & Entertainment - March 31, 2003
Less is more in Skylight's "Madame Butterfly"
The Skylight Opera Theatre makes Puccini's hauntingly beautiful "Madame Butterfly" its own with a minimalist, straightforward and intimate production.
Tags: Skylight, Puccini, Opera, Butterfly, geisha