"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American -- but despite its historic significance, ...

New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz, but it was once an opera town. That history was on full display last month when the ...

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has a rich history in world premiers, often commissioning new works from  significant composers ...

Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage has turned a 1998 Danish film into a riveting operatic masterpiece at the Royal Opera House ...

Before 'The Star Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This ...

Revenge and happiness are feelings constantly at play in Edmond Dede's opera Morgiane, ou le Sultan d'Ispahan.

The composer who put Anna Nicole Smith’s life onstage has a new piece ... soundtracks. The opera’s set pieces, he added, include a grotesque arrangement of “Baa Baa Black Sheep” and ...

"This song has always been part of my upbringing," said Warfield, a soprano who has sung "Il Trovatore," "Aida" and "Tosca" at such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago ...

BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including The Wiz's Nichelle Lewis, ...