Simon Estes Amphitheater's long-awaited comeback kicks off with two free concerts starting next month. Why it matters: The ...

Central Iowa fans of the opera might consider it a tragedy of operatic proportions to have missed the final performance of Iowa's world-renowned bass-baritone Simon Estes in "Porgy & Bess" this past ...

A world-renown Opera singer from Iowa is calling it a career.Simon Estes gave his final performance in Indianola on Sunday, capping off 60 years of trailblazing performances with a bow and a standing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Opera singer Simon Estes performs with Ames Municipal Band under the direction of Michael Golemo at Bandshell June 13, 2019, in ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The grandson of a slave who sold for $500 and the son of a father who could neither read ...

the legendary Iowa opera singer Simon estes took his final curtain call last sunday estes concluded *** near six decade career that literally took him all over the world. The Centerville Iowa native ...

WAVERLY | Simon Estes' singing voice has been called "as smooth as velvet, as strong as steel," not unlike the man himself. For the past four years, Estes has lent that voice to an urgent cause. The ...

HAMPTON - Education, humility and faith. Simon Estes, opera singer and Centerville native, stressed those three things in his message to Franklin County students Thursday afternoon. Estes spoke to ...

Simon Estes has filled opera houses around the world. He’s one of the greatest bass baritones of all time, and he has touched thousands of lives with his music and his commitment to helping others. A ...

Internationally renowned vocalist Simon Estes announced two years ago that he was retiring from opera. He hasn’t given up on making appearances at the Ames Municipal Band’s concert series. An esteemed ...