The Cheat Sheet

Do the Actors in 2004’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Really Sing?

The Phantom of the Opera movie premiered in the U.S. in 2004 and stars Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, and Minnie Driver. It is based on a 1986 musical of the same name. While stage actors ...
The New York Times

A Death Row Opera Goes to Sing Sing, With Inmates Onstage

Performances in N.Y.C. Metropolitan Opera stars joined prisoners for a one-night-only performance of “Dead Man Walking.” Inmates performed in “Dead Man Walking” at Sing Sing Correctional Facility with ...
San Diego Reader

A guide to good opera singing

I’d say one of the greatest barriers to enjoying opera is knowing whether or not the singing is good. I’m being serious. It’s a problem for those who haven’t spent years studying voice or exploring ...
WBAL-TV

These opera singers are recording 'singing telegrams' for health care workers, hospital patients and seniors

Video above: How you can help medical centersOpera houses and theaters might be shut down, but The Atlanta Opera is not staying quiet.They are putting their "show must go on" attitude to good use by ...
Los Angeles Times

What’s in an Opera Star’s Voice? Talent, Training and Technique

NEW YORK — Opera singing is an art for the opinionated. Vocal aficionados do battle no less furiously than sports fans, hurling thunderbolts of hyperbole and scrutinizing every trill, tempo and high B ...