Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) is the world’s only tuition-free institution solely dedicated to the training of opera soloists. BrAVA's 90th anniversary celebration will take place ...

BrAVA's 90th anniversary celebration will take place Thursday, March 19, 2025, at Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center, featuring some incredible opera singers. Hear more about the program ...

Lyndon Johnson hired Geri Whittington as his secretary because she was the most qualified. She was also the first Black woman ...

The museum was once the house of the famed opera singer and civil rights activist Marian Anderson. Now, it's a historic landmark to honor her legacy. In 2020, the museum flooded after a water pipe ...

Nicholas Newton has been named the 2025 Marian Anderson Vocal Award. Named for the groundbreaking African American contralto, the award recognizes a young American singer in opera, oratorio, or ...

The orchestra has no music director to push it in this or ... The hall opened shortly after Philadelphia’s Marian Anderson (formerly Verizon) Hall with a similar, but improved, acoustic design ...

In mid 19th-century Paris, instrumental music was overshadowed by gargantuan-scale opera, which made Louise ... Langston Hughes and the contralto Marian Anderson. After her death, however, her ...

The Marian Anderson Museum recently reopened its doors after more than four years of rebuilding and renovations and there's a new exhibition to welcome visitors back.