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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· 3 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 ...
Richard Gere helps Carnegie Hall raise money for Ukraine
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW YORK (AP) — Actor Richard Gere hosted a benefit concert for Ukraine at Carnegie Hall that raised...
Arkansas opera company builds its entire season on the Black experience, with casts, composers, acts
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 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...
Are Fashion Brands Finally Catering to Women Over 50?
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoAfter years of glamorizing waifs too young to order a beer, fashion and media are idolizing older...
Global Music Diplomacy Initiative Unveiled at State Department Event in Washington, D.C.
Billboard via Yahoo News· 8 months agoU.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken launched the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative on...
‘The Hours’ Turns Again—From Book to Movie to All-Star Opera
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvan Zimmerman/Met OperaThe most striking and effective thing in the Metropolitan Opera and...
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...
Inaugural D.C. Power Index Prize honors six women: ‘the present is female’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSix trailblazing women were honored Wednesday with the inaugural D.C. Power Index Prize, including...