Opera

Angel Blue, offended by blackface, pulls out of Italy opera

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Arkansas opera company builds its entire season on the Black experience, with casts, composers, acts  

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Detroit-born opera singer Maria Ewing dies at 71

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Terence Blanchard thegrio.com

Terence Blanchard’s historic debut centers Blackness at Met Opera stage

Terence Blanchard has made history as the first Black composer to create a mainstage Met production after 138 years.
/ September 29, 2021

Marian Anderson’s vocal artistry honored in new CD bonanza

Listeners can experience Marian Anderson’s storied career over four decades when Sony Classical issues a digitally remastered collection.
/ August 15, 2021

Up-and-coming opera singer Antoine Hodge dies of COVID-19

Antoine Hodge, an acclaimed opera singer and native of Georgia, has died after battling complications of COVID-19 for months.
/ February 27, 2021
Dominique Williams thegrio.com

Man arrested and charged after sexual assault streamed live inside Atlanta night club

Atlanta police have arrested a man who they say was wanted for an alleged sexual assault that occurred at a local nightclub and was streamed live on social media.
/ January 31, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Opera tells story of Negro Leagues baseball legend Josh Gibson

An opera about Negro Leagues baseball star Josh Gibson, whose power hitting rivaled Babe Ruth’s, will have its world premiere in Pittsburgh in April…
/ March 22, 2017
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Pharrell, composer Hans Zimmer collaborate on 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' opera

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Director Marc Webb and famed composer Hans Zimmer assembled a supergroup of influential recording artists, including the ‘Happy’ chart topper Pharrell Williams, for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’…
/ April 3, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Noah Stewart: Young black man goes from Harlem to the opera

Noah Stewart first joined the school choir as something to do after school until his mother got home from work…
/ July 17, 2012