Powerful, elegant, expressive, pure tone soprano Symone Harcum brought the audience to tears when she sang Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ L'amant anonyme (The Anonymous Lover) at an ...

A recent guest on Amplify, the celebrated countertenor John Holiday, told us that his dream of a singing career was sparked when, as a young choirboy, he met star mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves. “She was ...

Alexa Smith: Hello. I'm Alexa Smith. On tonight's show, we have singers from The Denyce Graves Foundation’s Shared Voices Program. You'll hear music from Handel, William Grant Still, Adolphus ...

Opera singer Denyce Graves’ voice has taken her around the world – but her journey started in Southeast D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood. As Graves helped to inspire the next generation of opera stars, ...

Harry T. Burleigh, who transformed Black spirituals into concert songs, presided over a landmark event that featured the singer who originally played Bess in “Porgy and Bess.” By James Barron Symone ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Ms. Graves is a native of Washington, D.C., where she attended the Duke ...

No one would characterize mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves’ rise to the top ranks of the operatic world as a bed of roses. It’s clear when you talk with her that she sometimes questions the physical and ...

Felicia Curry sits down with Denyce Graves to discuss her life and career. Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves has graced the world’s greatest opera stages—but her journey began in ...