As the Met's Macbeth Opens, a Critic Asks: Does Opera Stardom Still Matter?
Observed from afar, the opera world looks like a strange, turbulent planet populated by tantrum-throwing, bouquet-catching, window-shattering creatures called divas. Zoom in closer, though, and it’s ...
Wavelength Productions has got on board a film about African American contralto Marian Anderson (1897-1993) for PBS’ American Master series.
Rita Coburn is set to direct Marian Anderson: The Whole ...
Editor’s note: Yoruba Richen is the director and Mehret Mandefro and Lacey Schwartz Delgado are executive producers of American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free, a documentary that looks at the ...
HBO’s latest blockbuster drama effort, Lovecraft Country, is a unique Lovecraftian beast. As adapted by Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name, the show takes classic horror, sci-fi, and adventure tropes ...
The protest movement that has erupted during the past few weeks in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death at the hands of former Minneapolis police offer Derek Chauvin is unlike anything America has ...
Thirteen’s American Masters series and Philip Gittelman Productions, in association with Black Public Media, will develop a new documentary on opera singer Marian Anderson for PBS, sources exclusively ...
“Jeopardy” standout James Holzhauer is one step closer to being crowned overall champion, winning his opening round Wednesday in the game show’s “Tournament of Champions.”
The former champion ...
Special From Next Avenue
By Elizabeth Wray
A genealogical search reveals my dirty little secret life as a closet Brit!
Despite my name, I never related to my Anglo heritage. Still, I get caught up ...
James Earl Jones is to be honoured for his iconic career on the stage and screen as the recipient of the 2012 Marian Anderson Award.
The veteran actor will be presented with the prestigious prize in ...
Natalie Merchant was still a teenager when she strolled into the community college radio station in Jamestown, New York, arms loaded with albums and eight-tracks she wanted to hear. She met DJs Steven ...