Lyndon Johnson hired Geri Whittington as his secretary because she was the most qualified. She was also the first Black woman ...

In honor of Women’s History Month, which feels more symbolic each day we tread deeper into the strange dystopia of an unraveling democracy, we remember the female pioneers of music and celebrate the ...

The new work — about a middle-aged schoolteacher ensnared in a cult — premieres this week at the Lyric Opera. Hyde Park ...

As gezai opera ... woman had broken Taiwan’s laws. The government responded that she had broken no laws, and that all foreign workers were treated the same as Taiwan citizens and that “their rights ...

I realized I’m the only female starving opera singer I know ... image of a mariachi ensemble as an ensemble dressed in black with big sombrero charros persists. “It’s so much more.

Two classic operas, a world premiere and a concert presentation of one of Puccini’s early works make up the newly announced Minnesota Opera ... as the first Black woman to have a symphony ...

By Melena Ryzik For more than 65 years, Lincoln Center has hosted virtuoso concert musicians, opera singers and ballet ... let alone the women who kicked their way through. The idea was to ...

This week's performer is a distinguished contemporary opera singer who is "known for blending ... is currently staging a ...

In 1973, the readers of Creem magazine voted New York Dolls the year’s Best New Band. They also voted them the year’s Worst ...

From “La Traviata” to Juneteenth to “Robin Hood,” the Kentucky Opera’s upcoming season is about showcasing opera for everyone ...

Tatyana Ali shot to fame as the adorable tween Ashley Banks on the hit series, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The show ran for six seasons on NBC and during that span, Ali spent her formative years ...