Did you know that, in 1961, years before the passing of the Civil Rights Act, President John F. Kennedy appointed a Black woman from Madison, North Carolina to the National Music Committee? Many ...

The very first time mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe ever sang in an opera, she was a 17-year-old college freshman at Potsdam State University in New York. The opera was Giacomo Puccini’s “Gianni ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves will join Juilliard's Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts ...

Samantha Hankey, whose burgeoning opera career has taken her around the world, returns to her childhood stamping grounds.

4 Video: Bellini’s I PURITANI at the Metropolitan Opera Ms. DiDonato's passionate belief, and the driving force behind EDEN, is that a collective return to our "best selves" is needed to not only ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery announced the acquisition of a painting of renowned opera mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne by John Foote.

This summer has thrown Heather Johnson back to her teenage years. She's living at her parents' White Bear Lake home, hanging out with old high school friends and soaking up some sun. ¶ And when her ...

The busy mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti has made a career out of versatility: “I think generally people should not do only one ...

On the evening of Jan. 11 at the JW Marriott Essex House on Central Park South, with holiday decorations still adorning the lobby, we gathered for a concert and dinner sponsored by Opera Index. Opera ...

On this week’s episode of Working, June Thomas spoke with mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton. They discussed all the expenses soloists have to cover, opera singers’ peculiar schedules, and shopping for gowns.