Hart remains an example of the street sweeper mindset. He does not need the ball to make an impact, and he understands who he ...

Hart remains an example of the street sweeper mindset. He does not need the ball to make an impact, and he understands who he ...

Question arose, not long ago, about replacing the two statues of eminent Mississippians in the United States Capitol. My ...

When Prince Charles and Princess Diana arrived at the White House on November 9, 1985, during their first joint visit to the ...

As the Prince of Wales, King Charles visited the White House while Ronald Reagan was President. During the 1981 trip, a faux ...

You may not know opera, but you know Denyce Graves. The mezzo-soprano sang at the Washington National Cathedral during the ...

Two singers sang two arias at the Met last week and suddenly made clear that, vocally, opera is in the midst of a new golden age. Soprano Leontyne Price, in Aïda, sang the famous O patria mia with ...

Leontyne Price was born in Mississippi. Price made his first appearance on Broadway in April of 1952. Her successful career included leading opera houses around the world and 18 Grammy Awards, and was ...

In the U.S. it is still news when a Negro stars in grand opera, even in a role calling for a dark skin. Marian Anderson’s Metropolitan Opera debut as the Negro Ulrica, in Un Ballo in Maschera (TIME, ...

And one of the biggest exports sent to the US by the UK is royalty. Ironic given the whole revolution, but still a fact.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. With a voice that routinely brought ...

The Powerhouse pianist Awadagin Pratt told us about two transporting performances. Awadagin Pratt: This is an interesting question because musicians primarily tend to analyze when listening, which ...