Following a storied career on the operatic stages across the country, acclaimed mezzo soprano Dency Graves is entering the next phase of her career. With 40 years of performing under her belt, Graves ...

After singing on the world’s top opera stages for more than 40 years, acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves took a final bow last month and is pivoting to teaching the next generation. Senior arts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charlotte Symphony Music Director Kwame Ryan won a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording on Sunday, marking the first time a music ...

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Symphony Music Director Kwame Ryan won a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording on Sunday, marking the first time a music director in the history of the orchestra has received the ...

Maestro Kwamé Ryan conducted himself into the history books Sunday as the first Charlotte Symphony music director to win a Grammy Award. Ryan won the Grammy for Best Opera Recording for the Houston ...

Maestro Kwamé Ryan conducted himself into the history books Sunday as the first Charlotte Symphony music director to win a Grammy Award. Ryan also is the first music director of the 94-year-old ...

A 92-year-old opera singer died on Sunday, several weeks after being struck by a vehicle while walking in Oxford. Paula Courtney Bouthiller, an Oxford resident, was walking home from the post office ...

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OXFORD – Before 92-year-old Paula Courtney Bouthiller died from injuries related to a pedestrian crash, she woke up in the hospital and sang one last time. On the afternoon of Dec. 14, the opera ...