Expensive, edifying, elite: Opera has a reputation in America today, and it’s not necessarily a great one; most Americans certainly don’t regard it as popular culture. But it hasn’t always been that ...

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If you’re American, chances are you aren’t much into opera. In fact, pressed to come up with an opera reference, you’re likely to think Elmer Fudd belting out, “Kill da wabbit!” to the tune of “Ride ...

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She appeared in 'It Happened One Night,' 'Christmas in July' and 'The Strawberry Blonde' and had her own clothing line before touring the world as a versatile soprano. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor ...

June Preston, the popular child actress of the 1930s and ’40s who appeared in films directed by Frank Capra, Preston Sturges, Ernst Lubitsch and Raoul Walsh before becoming a world-renowned opera ...