The new album, “Love Duets” (on Warner Classics) is not one of those combinations put together by a record company. The two American singers, soprano Ailyn Pérez and tenor Stephen Costello, are in ...

While often performed as a stand-alone concert piece today, the “Flower Duet” is part of “Lakmé,” a French opera composed by Léo Delibes, first performed in 1883. This is perhaps the Romantic composer ...