Retiring from opera has its own set of challenges, but there is plenty I share with the other millions of Americans ending ...
After 30 years of shaping history at the Metropolitan Opera, Denyce Graves is stepping into a new chapter on her own terms.
A recent guest on Amplify, the celebrated countertenor John Holiday, told us that his dream of a singing career was sparked when, as a young choirboy, he met star mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves. “She was ...
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 ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Ms. Graves, celebrated for her rich and expressive voice, has captivated audiences ...
Harry T. Burleigh, who transformed Black spirituals into concert songs, presided over a landmark event that featured the singer who originally played Bess in “Porgy and Bess.” By James Barron Symone ...
Denyce Graves and Eric Greene star as Margaret and Robert Garner in Opera Carolina's production of Margaret Garner. The opera is based on the real-life story of a fugitive slave in pre-Civil War ...
Full color photograph of American mezzo-soprano opera singer, Denyce Graves, wearing a pink and black satin flamenco-style designed by Donna Langman for Act IV in the Washington National Opera's ...
Whether she’s singing in the world’s great opera houses, the White House or in prisons, the celebrated mezzo-soprano and U.S. Global Music... A recent guest on Amplify, the celebrated countertenor ...
Holiday isn’t the only one who’s fallen under the spell of Denyce Graves. She’s thrilled audiences everywhere, from the world’s great opera houses to the White House. She’s won a Grammy, an Emmy, and ...