Michel Plasson has led some of the world's greatest orchestras, from Berlin to Paris to London, but he has come east to take on a new challenge as the first foreign principal conductor in China. Many international maestros have made guest appearances with the nation's top ensembles, but Plasson, 76, is now the leader of the China National ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain's Royal Opera will stage the world premiere next year of "Anna Nicole," a work about the life of former Playboy model, actress and tabloid favorite Anna Nicole Smith who died in 2007. The new opera, by British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and writer Richard Thomas, will be staged by renowned opera director Richard Jones, the company ...

The New York premieres of Bernstein's "A Quiet Place" and Stephen Schwartz's "Seance on a Wet Afternoon," the world stage premiere of John Zorn's "La Machine de l'etre" and the U.S. stage premiere of Morton Feldman's "Neither" highlight New York City Opera's ...

Renowned opera singer Placido Domingo has had surgery to remove a malignant cancer tumor in his colon, but expects to perform again as early as next month, a spokeswoman said Monday. The surgery on Sunday in New York was a success and Domingo, 69, is expected to recover, following six weeks of rest, spokeswoman Nancy Seltzer said. The tenor was ...