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Fresh from a run in Europe, diva Raehann Bryce-Davis has joined the cast of 10 Days in a Madhouse in Opera Philadelphia. The mezzo-soprano sings the role of the inmate Lizzie a run of five perfor...

The lost 'Blues Opera' for an all-Black cast from Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer has been restored - can it be staged without controversy?

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A handful of former employees say the LBO had a "culture of misogyny," and criticized the organization for not releasing the full investigation, but only a one-page summary.

Emmett Till opera faces backlash as white woman leads production

While the creators of a a new opera about Emmett Till hope it will inspire white people to confront racism, others worry it depicts Black trauma for white entertainment while masquerading as activism.

While the creators of a a new opera about Emmett Till hope it will inspire white people to confront racism, others worry it depicts Black trauma for white entertainment while masquerading as activism.

The musical dramatization of the 1955 lynching that helped to inspire the mass civil rights movement has been denounced by black nationalist fanatics because one of its creators is white.