Known for his liquid bass tones and flawless diction, he appeared in 88 roles, many of them comic, over 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera.

Paul Plishka, a powerful bass with a ready smile and hearty laugh who sang 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera over 51 years, has died. He was 83.

"Weathering Den" as a collection is a strong first excursion as a solo artist for Peter Hair, and there's hopefully more where this comes from.

Jermaine Archer did time in Sing Sing and has been tapped to lead the prison-arts group that inspired the Oscar-nominated film 'Sing Sing.' ...