Donna Jean Godchaux, vocalist who brought a soulful sound to the Grateful Dead

Donna Jean Godchaux, who has died aged 78, was a singer with the Grateful Dead during the 1970s; she mostly sang backing ...

At fraught moment for Russia and Europe, La Scala cheers Shostakovich opera censored by Stalin

The gala crowd at Milan's Teatro alla Scala cheers the season premiere of Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,' an opera ...

A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere with a Russian opera, Dmitry Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of ...

La Scala gala crowd cheers premiere of Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth' once censored by Stalin

The gala crowd at Milan's Teatro alla Scala cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk '' with a 12-minute standing ovation Sunday, as ...