Carrie Hennessey grew up in the Midwest, where choral singing was a cultural staple. The youngest of eight children with a mom who taught piano, Hennessey was barely out of her teens when she burst ...

OPERA America has revealed the five recipients of the 2025 Commissioning Grants from its Opera Grants for Women Composers program. The grants promote the development of new works by women and bring ...

Two Brooklyn opera companies, AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) and OPERA ON TAP (OOT), will present Opera Grows in Brooklyn: Ladies' Night in honor of Women's History Month and as the latest installment ...

Soprano Nardus Williams, lutenist Elizabeth Kenny and classicist Mary Beard in a programme of music and readings that salutes the powerful roles of women in classical antiquity, Renaissance Italy and ...

Solange Knowles curates a special night honoring Black women’s contributions to innovation in opera and classical music. The evening focuses on the work of renowned late composer and educator Julia ...

“The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)” subverts expectations of the genre by making fun of classical composers typically featured in these concerts. The show, written by librettist Jeremy Denk ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Two new works, “The Listeners” and “Grounded,” echo the age-old spectacle of female disintegration and show the tension of fitting ...

Lesser-known Black female heroes are taking center stage in an opera aptly called “She Who Dared.” "She Who Dared" spotlights the women who challenged segregation in Montgomery, using classical music ...

Grabmusik, which Classical Opera's Artistic Director Ian Page neatly proposed in his programme note as a Holy Week "Cantata on Christ's Grave", offers an impressive counter to Bach's compact narrative ...