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‘Their voices made me cry.’ How two Black singers are breaking barriers at Miami opera
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAudiences enraptured by the Florida Grand Opera’s production of “I pagliacci” and lead singers...
Opinion: Nearly 60 Black opera singers performed in 'Porgy and Bess' in Iowa. It was amazing.
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI've spent much of my life as the only Black person in the room. I've spent much of my young life...
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...
PS Concerts’ season opener with Maximo Marcuso brings holiday joy to Palm Springs
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Richards Center for the Arts at Palm Springs High School was alive with the sound of joyous...
10 Mississippians honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom since 1964
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTen Mississippians have been honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom since 1964. The state's...
Review: Julia Bullock walks her own path in solo album debut
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNo one who has followed Julia Bullock’s career will be surprised that her first solo album is made...
Opera star sings praises of music’s power to heal
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoEveryone knows music can heal the soul, but opera superstar Renee Fleming knows it can heal the body as well. In the new book, Music and Mind: Harnessing...
Beyoncé Is the Most Awarded Artist in Grammys History—Here’s Who She Beat For the Record
STYLECASTER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSince the first Grammys in 1959, there have been hundreds of artists nominated. Still, female Grammy...
In the Spotlight Singer's goal is 'to touch the hearts of the people who are listening'
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 18—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — When Darlene H. Seals sang quietly as a child, her mother would say, "When you sing, you sing with that outside voice." "I think that, initially, I was a little shy ...
A farmer – and a superhero: Meet the Mississippi honoree for USA TODAY’s Women of the Year
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCindy Ayers Elliott is one of USA Today’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women across the...