Search results
A ‘hidden figure’ no more. Meet NC native who founded nation’s first Black opera company
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAdd N.C. native Mary Cardwell Dawson’s name to the list of “hidden figures” of Black history who are...
Opera singer Denyce Graves is ready to ‘turn the page’ with new foundation that champions overlooked...
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOne night early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Baltimore County-based opera singer Denyce Graves had a conversation with a student that left her badly shaken. “She was really very angry with ...
Arkansas opera company builds its entire season on the Black experience, with casts, composers, acts
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoEvery performance this season by the Opera in the Rock company in Little Rock, Arkansas, will...
In a first, the life of trailblazing Black music leader from NC celebrated in a museum
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA new Charlotte Museum of History exhibit aims to bring the story of a remarkable African American...
What to know about Austin Opera's next season, like world's first mariachi opera
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile its triumphant revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" still plays at the Long Center for...
‘The Hours’ Turns Again—From Book to Movie to All-Star Opera
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEvan Zimmerman/Met OperaThe most striking and effective thing in the Metropolitan Opera and...
Met premieres Blanchard's `Champion,' an `opera in jazz'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” proved a sell-out hit at the Metropolitan Opera...
‘The Hours,’ in Its Latest Adaptation, Is a Stunning Triumph for the Met: Opera Review
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere’s a moment in the second act of “The Hours,” the Metropolitan Opera’s superb new offering by...
For Severna Park opera singer Natalie Lewis, 2023 was a break-out year
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 29—By Rebecca Ritzel — rritzel@baltsun.com PUBLISHED:December 29, 2023 at 1:57 p.m.| UPDATED:December 29, 2023 at 9:32 p.m. In the classical music world, there's a long tradition of celebrating ...
Inaugural DC Power Index Prize to honor Ukrainian ambassador, Capitol Police officer
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA powerful New York tradition is making its Washington debut, with the launch of the inaugural D.C....