When the great American playwright Terrence McNally wrote “Master Class” in 1995, it was generally accepted that studying the arts with a famously tempestuous diva — like, say, the late Maria Callas — ...

If it takes a diva to play one, Theatre Tuscaloosa seemed to know what it was doing, casting Ava Buchanan as Maria Callas, performing Terrence McNally's "Master Class" this week. Of course it's said ...

In 1971 and 1972, opera legend Maria Callas gave a series of master classes at the Juilliard School in New York City, offering students some of the hard-won wisdom she’d gained through her brilliant ...

The Verdi Chorus will continue its 42nd season with a special Master Class led by critically praised dramatic baritone Malcolm MacKenzie with six of the Verdi Chorus' Fox Singers at the First ...

When you search for “Master Class” videos on YouTube, you encounter unexpected instructors like Natalie Portman, Margaret Atwood, Neil DeGrasse Tyson—and even Kris Jenner. Master classes were ...

Angel Blue is returning to UCLA to help opera students hit the high note. The Grammy Award-winning opera singer and alumnus will be performing at Schoenberg Hall on Monday, accompanied by pianist ...

Mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges will perform live at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 in an online session presented by the Midland Center for the Arts. The 2018 Sphinx Medal of Excellence winner, Bridge’s recent operatic ...

Opera singer Eilana Lappalainen will conduct a master class for aspiring artists at the Continuo Arts Conservatory on Sunday, Sept. 16 at 3:30 p.m. Lappalainen, Finnish-Canadian soprano, has performed ...

Ava Buchanan, a veteran actress with Theatre Tuscaloosa, stars as Maria Callas in Terrence McNally's "Master Class." The play follows Callas in her later years as she teaches a master class at the ...