African American opera tenor George Shirley reflects on his trailblazing music career. As one of the first African American operatic performers, renowned tenor and trailblazer George Shirley’s ...

The soprano gained widespread recognition and was signed by the Vienna State Opera, where she performed for 18 years.

Growing up in South Africa, internationally celebrated opera singer Pretty Yende hadn’t even heard of opera until she was almost out of high school. Now, she’s hailed as one of her generation’s most ...

South African opera singer Pretty Yende, who has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the last years, has hit new heights in a Paris production of "La Traviata" where the heroine is a social media influencer ...

A Brakpan opera singer has paid tribute to Mimi Coertse, describing her as a mentor who shaped his musical journey.

Kick off Black History Month with an evening of powerful voices and extraordinary stories at the Bryant Library in Roslyn. Soprano and educator Tanisha Mitchell will present “Opera in Ebony: Tribute ...

South Africa’s cultural community is in mourning following the death of internationally acclaimed opera singer Mimi Coertse.

Among the global music stars invited to perform at the grand reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris is Pretty Yende. The South African soprana was also one of the invited artists at the ...

Opera singer Angel Refusé has performed on stages across the globe, captivating audiences with his powerful voice. But now, he’s back in the city that shaped him—Miami—where he hopes to inspire a new ...

Maria Sophia Coertse, one of the 20th century’s most distinguished coloratura sopranos and a cultural figure as deeply woven into the South African imagination as the veld itself, has died aged 93.

South African opera singer Mimi Coertse died on Monday night at the age of 93. “It is with great sadness that we inform all who loved her that our Mimi passed away peacefully in her sleep last night,” ...

Mimi Coertse was a celebrated South African operatic soprano, widely regarded as one of the country’s greatest classical ...