Ambroise Thomas' "Hamlet" was last performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1897, and it's easy to see why more than a century passed before its revival. Even with two outstanding singing actors in the lead roles, the work exudes at best a fragile ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The Black Eyed Peas, Shakira and Alicia Keys will be among scores of music stars performing at a concert on the eve of the soccer World Cup in South Africa, organizers said Wednesday. The concert in South Africa's biggest black township Soweto will be on June 10, a day before the start of the month-long World Cup ...

The Vienna Boys' Choir said Wednesday it has heard from eight possible abuse victims following an initial report of allegations last week. The famed institution said the men range in age from about 40 to over 70 and contacted the choir through a confidential phone and e-mail hot line ...

A judge has ordered rapper DMX to spend six months in a Phoenix jail for violating probation and to undergo a mental health evaluation. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, admitted in court Tuesday to a single violation of probation for failing a drug ...