He knew all the gossip of the operatic world.

They are at the glittering summit of the operatic world.

When he set to work on it in 1828 he was the undisputed king of the operatic world.

One of the leading lights in the operatic world has been extinguished and we are all diminished by the loss.

Such upheavals are all too common in the operatic world.

During the ensuing years he became famous not only in London but also across the operatic world for his powerful, metallic voice.

From an early age he was exposed to the operatic world and developed a passion for music.

In this operatic world, nothing matters; it's all in play.

He called Merrill "an icon of the 20th-century operatic world."

The reason lies in the stunning impression black American divas have made on the operatic world.