Produced last Thursday and Friday at the Wortham Center’s Cullen Theater, Houston Grand Opera’s hour-long chamber opera sent a timely and slightly disquieting message: music may indeed move mountains, ...

Famed opera and spiritual singer Marian Anderson was a woman who broke many racial barriers. She was the first African American to perform on the main stage at the Metropolitan Opera, the first ...

Worshippers gathered Sunday at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church to celebrate the legacy of pioneering opera singer and civil rights leader Marian Anderson. Anderson was a lifelong member of the ...

WISE, Va. — Marian Anderson, one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century, became an important figure in the struggle for black artists to overcome racial prejudice in the U.S. On Feb. 26, ...

Smithsonian Music interviews Curator Leslie Ureña, of the National Portrait Gallery, about the upcoming exhibition, “One Life: Marian Anderson.” Dr. Leslie Ureña & Kate Stein June 28, 2019 - May 17, ...

Three years ago, fourth-graders at Chester A. Arthur Elementary School in South Philadelphia researched their school’s namesake. The students learned America’s 21st president had signed the Chinese ...

Tindley Temple United Methodist Church held a special service Sunday to honor the civil rights pioneer and opera singer. The restored gold cross on the exterior of Tindley Temple United Methodist ...