The Springer Opera House's production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom would be worth seeing ... play the only named White characters, and neither comes off as a racial villian. Both are focused ...

Boris Becker's daughter Anna Ermakova arrived at The Semper Opera Ball looking elegant in a white lace gown that wouldn ... who dazzled in a black sequin coat with a fur trim.

It was the first black opera company, founded in 1941. City officials say the company broke racial barriers and gave African American performers a platform in a predominantly white industry.

After 138 years, what is thought to be the earliest existing opera by a Black American composer is ... a theater in New Orleans that catered to a white population either before or after the ...

Taylor was very much the ’80s beauty queen, in an insane black-latex corset and lace-up white booty shorts ... while Fritzsch and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra supported with ...

In “Dreaming in Ensemble: How Black Artists Transformed American Opera,” Caplan ... For example, “Porgy and Bess,” written by three white men (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and Dubose ...

Lucy Caplan, a professor of music at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has written a debut book, “Dreaming in Ensemble: How Black Artists Transformed American Opera,” which explores the subculture and ...

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According to Joseph, “Morgiane” is likely the first four-act opera written by a Black American composer ... roles in the opera — left to right — Ivan Griffin, Taylor J. White, Joshua Staes, and ...

Pioneered by soprano Nina Evelyn and Opera on Tap board member Melynda Davis, this event brings together five artists to ...

"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American, but it wasn't seen by audiences until 2025.

"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American -- but despite its historic significance, the show was only performed for audiences for the first time in 2025.