London (CNN) — The Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO), one of Britain’s most prestigious arts institutions, has canceled its planned production of “Tosca” in Israel after a widespread staff backlash. In a ...

Quote this to any British person over the age of 18 and they’ll be momentarily amused, recognizing Peggy Mitchell’s classic “EastEnders” catchphrase, and then turn to confusion. I know because I’ve ...

British actor Steve Halliwell, best known for his role as Zak Dingle on the soap opera "Emmerdale," has died. He was 77. Halliwell, who was a cast member on the popular show for 29 years, died ...

The opera "Chornobyldorf" by Ukrainian composers Roman Hryhoriv and Illia Razumeiko received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award in the Opera and Musical Theatre category in the United Kingdom.

Richard Van Allan, 73, a British bass-baritone who was a commanding presence on the world’s opera stages, died Dec. 4 in London, according to the National Opera Studio, which he directed from 1986 to ...

Dr. Johnson’s definition of opera, in his dictionary of 1755. as “an exotic and irrational entertainment has always seemed not only agreeably pithy but thoroughly British. Operatic composition has ...