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Opera star back in the spotlight (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Opera singer Russell Watson has signed a deal to be a judge on a new TV talent show.

Elgin native learned to love opera (Kane County Chronicle)

Elgin native Amy Johnson did not aspire to become an opera singer. She wanted to do theater and Broadway musicals.

Opera star shines as diva Tosca (The Courier News)

Amy Johnson not only is an opera superstar, she has sung the role of Floria Tosca in Giacomo Puccini's Tosca 75 times in 18 productions. But she has never sung the role this close to her beloved Fox Valley. She was raised in Elgin, and her parents live in Elgin and Batavia.

Dance recital staged at Opera House (Cheboygan Daily Tribune)

CHEBOYGAN - Dancers aged 4 to 18 will be performing on the Opera House stage at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday when the Cheboygan Area Arts Council presents “From Waltz to Boogie,” the School of Dance's annual recital.

Demystifying opera (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)

BARRE -- Both opera buffs and those who have never heard or seen an opera are being given a second chance to hear two lively presentations on opera by Tim Tavcar at the Aldrich Library on Wednesdays, May 21 and 28, at 1 p.m. The lectures, "Opera on Broadway" and "Broadway's Great Musical Masters" were previously cancelled due to snowstorms, but have been rescheduled. Tavcar, the current director ...