When the curtain of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House rose for the closing matinee of Porgy and Bess in January, the boos that typically accompany the entrance of the show’s villains were a mere ...

For most of its history, the Metropolitan Opera didn't think Black women belonged on its stage. When Marian Anderson finally made her debut there in 1955 as the first Black principal artist, she was ...

HER WORK ISN’T YET DONE. IT’S THE FINAL CURTAIN CALL FOR AN OPERATIC LEGEND. IT WAS THE SINGLE MOST STUNNING MOMENT OF MY LIFE. DENISE GRAVES IS CLOSING THE CHAPTER ON A 45 YEAR CAREER. SHE WAS BORN ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Exit Interview Graves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never sing again ...