Cleo Laine, whose husky contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz and who was regarded by many as Britain’s greatest contribution to the quintessentially American music, has died.

A scrappy opera company that started 11 years ago in New York City is thriving by staying small.

The pop icon and celebrated torch singer Marianne Faithfull has died.

German leaders are strongly denouncing a rise in antisemitism in Germany in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.