Denyce Graves was a young mezzo-soprano, fresh out of the conservatory and serving an apprenticeship with Houston Grand Opera, when her phone rang. It was her agent. "He said, 'Denyce, I've got some ...

Opera singer Denyce Graves’ voice has taken her around the world – but her journey started in Southeast D.C.’s Anacostia ...

One night early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Baltimore County-based opera singer Denyce Graves had a conversation with a student that left her badly shaken. “She was really very angry with me,” ...

Holiday isn’t the only one who’s fallen under the spell of Denyce Graves. She’s thrilled audiences everywhere, from the world’s great opera houses to the White House. She’s won a Grammy, an Emmy, and ...

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 ...

Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves says she used to spend a lot of time in and around Central Arkansas. But it has been more than 16 years since she performed here — a March 2006 recital at the University of ...

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 ...

“I am not a dazzler”: How Marian Anderson’s fashion legacy recast the role of opera... Fashion historian Raissa Bretaña explores how Anderson's sartorial choices "ultimately helped shape her persona ...

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 ...