African American opera tenor George Shirley reflects on his trailblazing music career. As one of the first African American operatic performers, renowned tenor and trailblazer George Shirley’s ...

Sally McKee, professor of history emerita at UC Davis, wrote a book, published in 2017, about a free African American man who was an accomplished composer and conductor. The opera she discovered in ...

WPI professor Lucy Caplan's book "Dreaming in Ensemble" has just been published "Dreaming in Ensemble" explores how Black artists formed a transformative "Black operatic counterculture" "Dreaming in ...

Strathmore’s production about the first African American opera company will feature the Morgan State University Choir and director Eric Conway. Courtesy of Morgan State University Choir AUDIO: Hear ...

Kick off Black History Month with an evening of powerful voices and extraordinary stories at the Bryant Library in Roslyn. Soprano and educator Tanisha Mitchell will present “Opera in Ebony: Tribute ...

When thinking about African American opera, “Porgy and Bess” immediately comes to mind. But that was written by George Gershwin, a white man. William Grant Still (1895-1978), a Black composer whose ...

William Grant Still's granddaughter discusses how "Highway 1, USA" reflects Black life in the 1940s. Detroit Opera has opened its 2025-2026 season with a double bill titled "Highways & Valleys — Two ...