Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera, and looking ahead to directing and mentoring.
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Opera has always lived at the crossroads of emotion and discipline. A single performance can shape a singer’s future, opening ...
Graves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never ...
Jonas Kaufmann will no longer sing at London’s Royal Opera House — because, of all things, the pay is too low. “I don’t know ...
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Marking his debut with the San Francisco Opera during its summer season has been Reginald "Reggie" Smith Jr. The gay black baritone Houston resident has been performing as Count Monterone in the ...