NEW YORK — Tenor Rolando Villazón was singing the title role in Massenet's “Werther” in 2006 at Nice, France, when he started thinking about how he would direct the opera. “I said, ‘oh, this last act ...

“I said, ‘oh, this last act is very difficult. He shot himself and keeps singing for 40 minutes.' And so, what would I do?” he recalled. “And I started inventing, creating for fun a staging.” Nearly ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor Rolando Villazón was singing the title role in Massenet's “Werther” in 2006 at Nice, France, when he started thinking about how he would direct the opera. “I said, ‘oh, this last ...

This image released by the Metropolitan Opera shows soprano Nadine Sierra, standing, rehearsing with director Rolando Villazón for his new production of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula" in New York on Sept.

Rolando Villazón Directs Opera at the World's Top Houses While Still Singing NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor Rolando Villazón was singing the title role in Massenet's “Werther” in 2006 at Nice, France, when he ...