London (CNN) — The Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO), one of Britain’s most prestigious arts institutions, has canceled its planned production of “Tosca” in Israel after a widespread staff backlash. In a ...

Singapore Lyric Opera updates Mozart's The Magic Flute to address sexist, racist, and ageist themes for contemporary audiences. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Quote this to any British person over the age of 18 and they’ll be momentarily amused, recognizing Peggy Mitchell’s classic “EastEnders” catchphrase, and then turn to confusion. I know because I’ve ...

British actor Steve Halliwell, best known for his role as Zak Dingle on the soap opera "Emmerdale," has died. He was 77. Halliwell, who was a cast member on the popular show for 29 years, died ...

Google has dedicated its latest doodle to Amanda Aldridge, an Afro-British opera singer and teacher who released more than 30 songs and dozens of instrumental tracks in the 1800s. The tech giant ...

Language barrier? What language barrier? To make the multilingual "Certified Copy," a French actress, a British opera singer, an Iranian director, an Italian crew and a passel of translators gathered ...

Dr. Johnson’s definition of opera, in his dictionary of 1755. as “an exotic and irrational entertainment has always seemed not only agreeably pithy but thoroughly British. Operatic composition has ...

Richard Van Allan, 73, a British bass-baritone who was a commanding presence on the world’s opera stages, died Dec. 4 in London, according to the National Opera Studio, which he directed from 1986 to ...