Arranged chronologically with an index of operas and a separate index of composers, librettists and literary sources.

Though some dismiss opera as old-fashioned, it shows no sign of disappearing from the world's stage. So why do audiences continue to flock to it? Opera lovers a

From classic films like Carmen Jones to contemporary works like The Diary of Sally Hemings and U-Carmen eKhayelitsa, American and South African artists and comp

When the opera diva Madame SoSo gets laryngitis, her singing cat Alma fills in for her.