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Grace Bumbry, Pioneering Black Mezzo-Soprano Dies at 86
Billboard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGrace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at Germany’s...
Here’s how Kansas City’s Bach Aria Soloists will celebrate their 25th season
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoTime flies when you’re making great music. The Bach Aria Soloists, one of Kansas City’s finest...
‘Their voices made me cry.’ How two Black singers are breaking barriers at Miami opera
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAudiences enraptured by the Florida Grand Opera’s production of “I pagliacci” and lead singers...
Acclaimed mezzo Sasha Cooke gives recital Thursday at Bethesda-by-the-Sea
The Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIf you’re going to have friends over for dinner, Sasha Cooke says, you have to give them a meal with...
‘Carmen’ carries on traditions to open new Sarasota Opera season
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEven as she’s rehearsing with the Sarasota Opera to develop the sultry swagger, confidence and...
'Something comes over me': An admitted introvert, it's music that brings her out of her shell
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s probably accurate to say that Imperial Polk County is not especially known for incubating opera...
Opera on the prairie? University of South Dakota program raises its voice
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 2 months agoVERMILLION, S.D. – Tracelyn Gesteland was an ambitious opera teacher and vocalist when she arrived...
At this KC-area concert: Classical music for ‘people who don’t like classical music’
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Requiem by French composer Maurice Duruflé is considered one of the great sacred masterpieces of...
Young opera singers compete in Sarasota in national vocal contest
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Sarasota Opera season has ended but audiences can get a glimpse of the future of the art form...
How Tina Turner's interrupted country legacy could have changed the genre
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn another life, Tina Turner could've been one of the greatest country music artists ever. This...