Women in the industry are speaking out about what they feel are cancellations motivated by their appearance rather than sound, even as there is a belief that pregnancy and childbirth have positive ...

The New York City Opera’s opening production of Handel’s Julius Caesar last week was just minutes old when Contralto Maureen Forrester fixed hand to forehead, shuddered “Woe unto me,” and fainted dead ...

In a Verdi revival at the Royal Opera, two top female singers are discovering, and rediscovering, characters from a real-life royal love triangle. By David Belcher Reporting from London Across the ...

Jacyn Tremblay during a performance of "Muse: A Salute to Divas of Rock" at The Cabot on Jan. 14. (Courtesy Peter Higgins) If you toss out the term “diva” to someone, you’ll likely elicit one of these ...

Myles McCaul was an Associate Producer for the GBH News arts and culture team. A lifelong Massachusetts resident, they are passionate about local and live music in Boston and beyond. When she came out ...

Grace Bumbry has died. She had one of the most illustrious operatic careers of the 20th century. She was also the first Black singer to perform at the Paris Opera and the Bayreuth Festival in Germany.

For half a century, Opera Ebony has been one of the guiding lights for Black performers looking to make their mark on the opera world. Born out of a necessity to develop talent often overlooked, the ...

Thank you for the recent coverage of the Kennedy Center Honors. While we are still on the subject, it may surprise people to learn that no American male opera singer has ever won a Kennedy Center ...