Graves, Denyce

For the Opera Singer Denyce Graves, a Great Voice Is Not Enough

Symone Harcum was a graduate student when she met the mezzo-soprano, who guided her through a field that has traditionally overlooked Black women.

By Constance C.R. White

Kevin Puts and Greg Pierce’s new opera, conceived as a vehicle for the star soprano Renée Fleming, has its staged premiere at the Metropolitan Opera.

By Zachary Woolfe

Allan Clayton brings pathos and terror, along with energy where it’s often missing, to a revival of Britten’s “Peter Grimes.”

By Joshua Barone