Sentence examples for major singer from inspiring English sources

Typically, plans for a new production at the Metropolitan Opera do not get off the ground until a major singer commits to the project.

He was, Mr. Giddins says, "the only major singer in American popular music to enjoy the virtues of a classical education," and his elocution reflected that training.

"A Masked Ball" was withdrawn after its ninth performance to make way for the New York debut of Muzio's 19-year-old American protegee Clara Louise Kellogg (in later years, a major singer and impresario).

He also arranged music for almost every major singer of the day, including Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Lou Rawls, Ray Charles, Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong, Pearl Bailey, Billy Eckstine and Mel Tormé.

Over the years, he has interviewed almost every major singer-songwriter, including Joni Mitchell and Carole King, who described Mr. Fornatale's work as a "ballet of D.J.-ing at its best".

These concerts have given important early attention to some major singers, including Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Stephanie Blythe, Thomas Hampson and the bass-baritone Eric Owens, who will host Sunday's program.

Traffic in the opposite direction is equally sparse – Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave remain the only major singers to have published well-received novels – but it's slowly getting busier.

The night was very much like the death scene of an American opera company that was known for championing new works, helping start the careers of major singers including Beverly Sills and Plácido Domingo, and making opera affordable and accessible.

Commanding the heights, however, is Elīna Garanča, as the fiery gypsy; Roberto Alagna (one of the few major singers to authentically communicate French style), as Don José; and another débutant, Gábor Bretz, as Escamillo.

The 70-year-old company — which made opera affordable to New Yorkers, championed new work and fostered the careers of major singers — announced on Tuesday that it would dissolve and file for bankruptcy after an urgent fund-raising appeal fell short.

The format of these dated back to the 1950s, when the attraction was that major singers, actors and comedians would appear in your front parlour in a bill of fare designed to appeal to viewers who would still don their best suits for their weekly visit to the cinema.