Broadway has a long history of welcoming opera stars to its stages: think Renée Fleming in Carousel, Teresa Stratas in Rags, and both Paulo Szot and Ezio Pinza in South Pacific. Several theatre artists, on both sides of the Atlantic, have also lent their talents to more operatic compositions. Watch some of these performers let their voices soar in tunes from both the worlds of opera and Broadway.
Cynthia Erivo performs the Puccini aria “Nessun dorma” from Turandot
Kelli O'Hara sings Despina’s Act I aria from Così fan tutte, “In uomini, in soldati”
Kristin Chenoweth and Patti LuPone sing “We Are Women” from Candide
Audra McDonald sings a selection from The Human Voice
Alfie Boe sings “O soave fanciulla” from La Boheme
Victoria Clark and Kelli O'Hara in rehearsal for Dido and Aeneas concert
Sarah Brightman sings “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi
Norm Lewis and Audra McDonald sing “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” from Porgy and Bess
Kelli O'Hara, Renée Fleming, and ensemble perform an excerpt from the Act II finale of Lehár's The Merry Widow
Elaine Paige and Lesley Garrett duet on “Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour” from Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann
Sierra Boggess sings “Quando M'en Vo,” a selection from Puccini's La Bohème
Josh Groban sings “Caruso”
Paul Sorvino sings “O Sole Mio”
Kristin Chenoweth sings “Glitter and Be Gay” from Candide
And, of course, a selection from Broadway's longest-running show, The Phantom of the Opera: Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess perform “Music of the Night.”