In some respects, this generation of transgender singers is adding a new wrinkle to a very old tradition: Opera has been gender fluid since its beginnings. The earliest operas had boys’ roles sung by ...

In Montgomery, Alabama, a statue of Rosa Parks stands just blocks from the State Capitol. At her feet, granite markers memorialize four other women, but the monument offers little else about them.

Surrounded by a lifetime's worth of globe-trotting photographs, glimmering awards and glamorous gowns, including an elegant Japanese kimono, Leona Mitchell couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

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After singing on the world’s top opera stages for more than 40 years, acclaimed mezzo soprano Denyce Graves took a final bow last month and is pivoting to teaching the next generation. Senior arts ...

An Oxford woman who died after a pedestrian crash was remembered as a local fixture and a classically trained singer in her obituary. Paula Bouthiller, 91, was walking home from the post office on Dec ...

South African theatre goddess Fiona Ramsay plays an opera diva as though she were born for the role, in ‘The Opera Singer’ at ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus has long been an elite training ground for young singers. Getting in requires grit, personality and a soaring ...