NEW YORK (AP) — While singing on the world’s great stages, Nathalie Stutzmann thought about blond lager. “In Europe it’s very common to have the conductor getting a beer right backstage. I was so ...

Operatic contralto Marian Anderson fought discrimination and went on to captivate audiences around the world. Her voice rang with power, grace and extraordinary range. Her song and her spirit could ...

Claramae Turner, an operatic contralto best remembered for her celebrated rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” in the 1956 film ”Carousel,” died May 18 in Santa Rosa, Calif. She was 92. The Rodgers ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Margery Mayer, 96, a retired Wagner College music professor and renowned contralto who performed with the New York City Opera and many other famous musical groups, died May 12 ...

The contralto Maureen Forrester gained worldwide fame as a recitalist and concert singer during the early part of her long career. Noted particularly for her magnificent interpretations of Mahler's ...

Renowned opera singer Gwendolyn Brown will perform as part of the Bethany Arts Series at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Brown possesses an ...