FKA twigs leaned on her opera training on her 2019 album, Magdalene. “Popular music draws on opera historically, perhaps more than one may realize,” says Jen Luzzo, press director for New York City’s ...

José van Dam, a celebrated Belgian baritone hailed worldwide for his contributions to opera, has died at 85. The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, where van Dam served as a master in residence, confirmed ...

Van Dam is remembered for his singing roles in a film version of Mozart's Don Giovanni in 1979 and as an opera professor in The Music Teacher in 1988 (Getty Images) Famed opera singer Jose van Dam, ...

BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Belgian baritone opera singer Jose van Dam, who sang with New York's Metropolitan Opera and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, died at 85, the Queen Elisabeth Music ...

Joseph Baron Van Damme, known as José Van Dam, has passed away, the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel has announced. The celebrated opera Belgian singer enjoyed a distinguished international career and ...

(Corrects in paragraph 5: Von Karajan was a conductor at Berlin State Opera during nazi-Germany, not at Berlin Philharmonic) BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Belgian baritone opera singer Jose van Dam, ...

One of the most esteemed singers of his era, he had a wide repertoire that included Mozart, Wagner and the title role in Messiaen’s epic “St. François d’Assise.” By Jonathan Kandell José van Dam, the ...