Tenor Pene Pati has emerged from a childhood in Samoa and New Zealand to become one of opera’s most-watched new stars.
Morgans has been fortunate to build a career during a moment when more Black stories are finding space on opera stages. He has performed in several major works within this growing repertoire, ...
Here, we explore the top 10 greatest opera singers of all time, their careers, and their contributions to this awe-inspiring genre.
Artwork by Brother Mickey McGrath Fifty-one years ago, Mary Lou Williams, famed Black jazz pianist and composer, approached Cardinal Terence ...
The idea that classical music is a dying art form, unloved by the younger generations, is both uninformed and patronising. The circuit is filled with dazzling talent – singers, composers and ...
Arguing art is its own form of resistance, the Minnesota Opera forged ahead with the world premiere “My Name is Florence” amid widespread immigration enforcement actions in the area.
It’s a soap opera centered around a fictional family, but the impact of this daytime drama is one for the history books.
On January 24, renowned mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves stepped onto the Metropolitan Opera Company stage to perform the role of Maria in Porgy and Bess, a farewell appearance that capped ...
The California African American Museum and LA County Library are honoring the month with memorable events and meet-ups.
The Detroit Opera will showcase some of funk maestro George Clinton 's and P-Funk's greatest hits this weekend, performed by violins, cellos, horns and other instruments tuned more for arias or ...
You know them as the stars of American Chopper — but when did Paul Sr. first work with motorcycles? How did OC Choppers start out? And who is the self-professed weirdo in the Teutel family? Keep ...
“Symphonic PFunk: Celebrating the Music of Parliament Funkadelic" will take over the Detroit Opera House on Jan. 31. The concert will cap three days of George Clinton celebration in Detroit. Other ...