This is FRESH AIR. Our classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz has a review of a new album devoted to Verdi opera choruses. Lloyd reminds us that there's more to opera than just the typical aria, trio ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Tilman Michael, who leads the Frankfurt Opera’s chorus, will succeed the veteran conductor Donald Palumbo, who steps down this season after 17 years.

The tour, which started on Saturday on the Gold Coast, travels to Ipswich, Toowoomba, Maryborough, Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville, and ends at Mount Isa on September 4 — two years after the birth ...