Composed by Kevin Day, the Cincinnati Opera’s Afrofuturist world premiere is a promising opening to its commissioning ...

There have been Black composers and Black storylines in opera, but they've often failed to gain traction with performing companies and audiences. This summer, Cincinnati Opera seeks to change that.

For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled with a collective sense the audience was about to witness history. They were ...

Cincinnati Opera embarks on an Afrofuturistic journey with the premiere of "Lalovavi," the lead production in its multi-year ...

Soprano opera artist Loveline Madumo, one of the first black opera singers in South Africa, was first exposed to classical music by Bernard, her violin-playing brother. On weekends, Bernard — now part ...

Maria "Mimi" Coertse, a world-renowned South African opera singer, has sadly passed away According to a statement from a loved one, the singer died at her home, with her death sparking widespread ...

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 ...

Opera singers are admired for their powerful and expressive voices, achieved through years of rigorous training. In opera singing competitions, judges evaluate the performances of aspiring singers by ...

When nine students and a music professor set off on a fundraising tour from Fisk University in Tennessee in 1871, they had no idea what lay ahead. They just hoped their talents as singers and the ...

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 ...