Opera's Biggest Stars Predict Bright Future For The Art Form

Some of the most influential members of the opera world gathered at the tenth annual Opera News Awards on Sunday. It was a glamorous evening at New York City's Plaza Hotel as the awards honored tenor Piotr Beczala, bass Ferruccio Furlanetto, and soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, bass Samuel Ramey and soprano Teresa Stratas. Hosted by Opera News, a magazine published by the Metropolitan Opera Guild, the awards recognize "distinguished achievement" in opera. Of this year's honorees, Beczala, Furlanetto,...