Graves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never ...

Denyce Graves, renowned opera singer, retires from Metropolitan Opera after 31 years. She will focus on her foundation and ...

Did you know that, in 1961, years before the passing of the Civil Rights Act, President John F. Kennedy appointed a Black woman from Madison, North Carolina to the National Music Committee? Many ...

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.

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 ...

On January 24, renowned mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves stepped onto the Metropolitan Opera Company stage to perform the role of Maria in Porgy and Bess, a farewell appearance that capped ...

The storied and accomplished mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is saying goodbye to audiences after four decades at the height 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 ...

Whether she’s singing in the world’s great opera houses, the White House or in prisons, the celebrated mezzo-soprano and U.S. Global Music... A recent guest on Amplify, the celebrated countertenor ...

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 ...