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‘Opera has never been white’: The Invisible Legacy of Black Women in Classical Music
a 67-year-old Black opera singer based in New Orleans. Joseph, who also teaches at Loyola College of Music in New Orleans, ...
In 'Dreaming in Ensemble,' WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
WPI professor Lucy Caplan explores how Black artists helped transform opera in new book "Dreaming in Ensemble." ...
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“Danville’s Diva” Camilla Williams remembered as first Black opera singer
(WDBJ) - Also known as Danville’s Diva, Camilla Williams was the first African American to become a famous opera singer ... in that role because she was Black, but her voice was so phenomenal ...
With ‘African Queens,’ Karen Slack puts her stamp on Black history
The Grammy-winning soprano brings a recital program devoted to historically significant African women to the Kennedy Center.
Opera legend and Rockingham County native honored with mural
A mural is now a part of the scenery of downtown Madison, painted in honor of Mary Cardwell Dawson. She's the founder of the National Negro Opera Company, the first of its kind in the United States.
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Book review: Dreaming in Ensemble, How Black Artists Transformed American Opera
Black opera becomes, in her thesis ... and centrality for African American performers – but also reinforced difference, ghettoising Black singers as Broadway entertainers rather than classical artists ...