When I read that the Met, in the program notes for James Robinson’s production of PORGY AND BESS, called it “a supremely American operatic masterpiece” I couldn’t help but think of Stephen Sondheim’s ...

With George Gershwin’s melancholy melody and DuBose Heyward’s colloquial poetry, the opening aria from ‘Porgy and Bess’ remains, 90 years after its premiere, among the most beloved songs in American ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Porgy’s Ghost author and historian Harlan Greene stands in front of the structure that inspired ...

The Metropolitan Opera has released first look videos of their new production of Porgy & Bess. Conducted by Kwamé Ryan, the Gershwins’ great American classic returns to the Met, featuring electrifying ...

In 1981, an industry newcomer named Jubilant Sykes released his debut album, Number of the Lord, with Light Records, the same ...

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Grammy-nominated singer Jubilant Sykes was stabbed to death at his home in Santa Monica, California, and his son was arrested ...

Derrick Goff, onetime vocal coach at the Metropolitan Opera: “I grew up surrounded by church music, choirs, piano playing. I started taking languages. There’s vocal music in other countries, operas, ...

The UK’s battery storage capacity is set to triple by 2030 and could reach 50 GW by mid-century—a transformation that will reshape how the nation powers itself. This explosive growth isn’t just about ...

Investigators said the brutal bludgeoning was carried out after Weston Owen and Sarah Bess, both 18, along with their 21-year-old friend Kellar Weisgerber. The three allegedly conspired to kill Bess’s ...

While the nickname “the Great White Way” historically refers to the dazzling electric lights of Broadway, the phrase often also suggests the way many histories of New York theater center white artists ...