Des Moines Metro Opera has announced the 40 singers selected for the 2026 Frank R. Brownell III Apprentice Artist Program, one of the nation's oldest and most respected professional training programs ...

Part of a series on the labor practices of the Des Moines Metro Opera. A world-renowned opera in a small town like Indianola is the kind of thing that starts with an idiosyncratic, indefatigable ...

Part of a series on the labor practices of the Des Moines Metro Opera. This summer, one of the biggest names in opera called for a reckoning within the industry. During a lecture at the Voice ...

Opera companies are increasingly relying on low-paid apprentices, reducing opportunities for mid-career singers. The decline in opera attendance has led to fewer performances and financial challenges ...