He had never produced a performance when he was hired as the company’s general director in 1983. But over 31 years (and lots ...

The Meryl Streep movie is out this weekend so it’s the perfect time to check out the book “Florence Foster Jenkins: The Life of the World’s Worst Opera Singer” (Overlook, $24.95) by Darryl W. Bullock.

Growing up in South Africa, internationally celebrated opera singer Pretty Yende hadn’t even heard of opera until she was almost out of high school. Now, she’s hailed as one of her generation’s most ...