When Maynard Jackson was inaugurated as Atlanta and the South’s first Black mayor in 1974, he could have had a pick of singers to perform at the historic event. He decided to go with a voice teacher ...

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 ...

South African opera singer Pretty Yende, who has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the last years, has hit new heights in a Paris production of "La Traviata" where the heroine is a social media influencer ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – In honor of Black History Month, ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African opera singer personally chosen by Nelson Mandela to sing at the World Cup's opening ceremony has died two weeks before he was due to perform. Siphiwo Ntshebe, ...

South African opera has developed its own uniquely local style -- both in the make-up of its casts and its dramatic themes -- in the three decades since the end of apartheid, experts argue. With South ...

Karen Slack will continue the nationwide tour of her new program African Queens from Sunday, March 9, 2025 to Thursday, March 20, 2025. An evening-length vocal recital of new art songs, this program ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The culinary gem of Stapleton, soul food restaurant Shaw-nae’s House, welcomed a very special guest recently, when Alexander Smalls, an acclaimed chef, author, and storyteller ...

A new study led by researchers from Keio University in Japan offer important insights into the key factors determining the scores of aspiring opera singers in singing competitions, providing a ...