Vancouver Opera ends its 65th season on a high note with a five-performance run of perennial favourite Madama Butterfly.

Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina is universally hailed as one of the most exciting opera singers in a generation.

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

Thomas Oliemans came to New York to sing at the Metropolitan Opera. While he was here, he took a musical walking tour.

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