Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan... Denyce Graves sings her swan song on Met stage When ...

When mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves steps onto the stage at Strathmore Sunday evening, it will be a night of firsts for her. Not only will it be her first time performing in the near acoustically perfect ...

Celebrated mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, acclaimed for her riveting performances on the world's great opera stages, her activism in support of diversity in the arts, and her championing of new music, ...

Graves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never sing again and the Kennedy Center. By Adam Nagourney Harry T. Burleigh, who ...

After singing on the world’s top opera stages for more than 40 years, acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves took a final bow last month and is pivoting to teaching the next generation. Senior arts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The storied and accomplished mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is saying goodbye to audiences after four decades at the height of opera ...

One day when Denyce Graves was a ninth-grader at DC’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts, a friend pulled her into the library to play some music she’d discovered. Graves didn’t know much about opera ...

When Denyce Graves was 13 years old, she heard a voice that set her on a path to reach the world's most prestigious opera houses. That incredible voice belonged to soprano Leontyne Price, the first ...

The mezzo-sopranos Joyce DiDonato and Denyce Graves and the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo share their picks of essential productions. By Roslyn Sulcas Washington National Opera managed to resume ...