Opera legend José Carreras has promised a magical midsummer night when he performs his first concert in Cork next year.

At 70, Julio Iglesias has never lost his passion for performing, says Gerry Quinn.

Opera singer Placido Domingo has left a hospital in Madrid after spending five days there recovering from a lung artery blockage.

THE news that the City of Cork Symphony Orchestra has secured superstar Katherine Jenkins for two concerts next December has created quite a stir among classical music fans.

It’s 2am in Kiev and not a single member of the Spanish squad has yet left the dressing room.

Monday marks the beginning of the Chinese new year. Margaret Neylon looks at what it may have in store for your starsign

England 2018 World Cup bid chief Andy Anson has ridiculed FIFA’s handling of this year’s corruption scandal and labelled president Sepp Blatter’s desire to enlist the help of opera star Placido Domingo as “laughable”.

FORMER FIFA Vice-President Chung Mong-joon has compared Sepp Blatter to a “little brat,” saying he rules the governing body of world football like a dictator.

Sepp Blatter has played down the likelihood of FIFA launching an inquiry into Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid but insists he will not block the organisation’s new watchdog body looking into it.

FORMULA ONE cranks up again at this time of year, much to the delight, no doubt, of Bernie Ecclestone.

Part of the stage for a weekend concert by Elton John at Mexico’s famed Chichen Itza ruins collapsed as it was being built, injuring three workers, authorities said today.

Placido Domingo got a 20-minute ovation for his debut as a baritone although at times the career tenor had to dig deep to reach the low notes.

President Barack Obama paid tribute to the “greatest legislator of our time” today, eulogising Edward Kennedy in front of hundreds of mourners.

TOPFLIGHT will cater for opera buffs for the duration of the famous Verona festival which runs from June 19 to August 30 in the restored third century Roman amphitheatre.

The late Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson (pictured) left a rich secret when she died in 2005 – her choice for the first winner of her million dollar music prize, tenor Placido Domingo.

Legendary tenor Placido Domingo has teamed up with Josh Groban, Vanessa Williams and Andrea Bocelli to record a new album of songs based on poems written by the late Pope John Paul II.

Some of the world’s biggest classical and pop music stars are performing a private benefit concert in the ancient red-rock city of Petra in Jordan to honour the late Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, with proceeds going to aid Afghan refugees.

Mexican historians are seeking criminal charges against the organisers of a Placido Domingo concert on Saturday - insisting they violated archaeological laws.

Actress Lindsay Lohan and pop singer Annie Lennox are the latest stars to add their names and images to a hearing loss awareness campaign.

Planned new lyrics for the Spanish national anthem were ditched today after their content split the country.

The Three Tenors have officially retired following the death of Luciano Pavarotti last year.

Justin Timberlake will be jetting off to Abu Dhabi for his first Middle Eastern concert in December.

Verdi’s “Ave Maria” wafted through Modena’s cathedral today as the world bade farewell to Luciano Pavarotti with a funeral close to his classical roots, attended by family, dignitaries and close friends and followed by admirers around the world.

The voice that captivated millions of fans across the globe boomed out around an Italian piazza today in final tribute to legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

Late opera star Luciano Pavarotti had grown tired of listening to his own music by the time of his death on Thursday, and preferred to hear the sounds of fellow tenor Placido Domingo more than anything else.

Tributes have poured in for Luciano Pavarotti after he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 71 yesterday.

LUCIANO Pavarotti’s vibrant high C notes and ebullient showmanship made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since Caruso and one of the few opera singers to win crossover fame as a popular superstar.

THOUGH the legacy of great creative artists assumes a permanent place in the consciousness of humanity until relatively recently the work of great performing artists died with them. They left nothing but memories.

Friends and admirers of Luciano Pavarotti joined in a chorus of grief as the world paid homage to the thrilling voice and ebullient personality of the great Italian tenor who died today.

Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high Cs and ebullient showmanship made him one of the world’s most beloved tenors, died today, his manager said.

Amy Winehouse has reportedly agreed to make a guest appearance on a forthcoming episode of animated TV series The Simpsons.

U2 frontman Bono is being awarded an honorary British knighthood for his services to the music industry and humanitarian work, it was announced today.

Luciano Pavarotti is getting a hand from God in his battle against pancreatic cancer, the tenor was quoted as saying in an interview published today in an Italian newspaper.

Opera star Placido Domingo has ruled out retiring in the immediate future and plans to continue singing for as long as possible.

Eric Clapton will close the European leg of his world tour with his first concert in Moscow’s Red Square.

Three tenors are set to make UK chart history next week by all having albums in the mainstream top 10.

After the longest absence from the opera stage in his career, three months, superstar tenor Placido Domingo donned the big nose of his character, Cyrano de Bergerac, to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Tenor Placido Domingo has cancelled his appearance in Wagner’s Die Walkure in Paris in April for lack of time to prepare, the Theatre du Chatelet said today.

Placido Domingo would like to make a career detour before he retires – to baritone.

Rising star Emmy Rossum took the preparation for her role as Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s big screen version of The Phantom Of The Opera very seriously.

World famous tenor Plácido Domingo will make a long awaited return to Ireland next year in a gala concert at The Point in Dublin on March 9.

Nicolai Ghiaurov, the Bulgarian-born opera singer who became one of the great basses of the post-war era, has died in Italy of a heart attack.

Italian singer Andrea Bocelli was among hundreds of mourners paying homage to tenor Franco Corelli, one of the top opera stars of the 20th century, at his funeral in a Milan church today.

World renowned Spanish tenor Placido Domingo and a host of international music stars are appearing at a glittering black-tie charity event tonight.