/tags/opera Opera en-US Copyright Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:08:02 GMT /arts-culture/2023-10-05/classical-station-wcpe-met-operas-inappropriate-reversed-position After receiving widespread public backlash, the Wake Forest classical station has decided to broadcast six contemporary operas that it had deemed 'inappropriate' in a letter sent to listeners in August. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:08:02 GMT /arts-culture/2023-10-05/classical-station-wcpe-met-operas-inappropriate-reversed-position Eli Chen /arts-culture/2023-03-02/rhiannon-giddens-north-carolina-opera-omar-interview Greensboro native Rhiannon Giddens is a Grammy-award-winning musician. She returned to North Carolina recently with an opera that she co-composed about the life of Omar ibn Said, a Muslim man who was enslaved in the state in the 1800s. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:51:23 GMT /arts-culture/2023-03-02/rhiannon-giddens-north-carolina-opera-omar-interview Leoneda Inge /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-17/from-long-haul-trucking-and-bounty-hunting-to-the-operatic-stage Growing up, Carl Tanner did his best to hide his vocal talent. He played keyboard in a rock band in high school but was reluctant to let out his booming… Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:12:41 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-17/from-long-haul-trucking-and-bounty-hunting-to-the-operatic-stage Josie Taris, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2020-01-17/from-long-haul-trucking-and-bounty-hunting-to-the-operatic-stage Growing up, Carl Tanner did his best to hide his vocal talent. He played keyboard in a rock band in high school but was reluctant to let out his booming… Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:12:41 GMT /arts-culture/2020-01-17/from-long-haul-trucking-and-bounty-hunting-to-the-operatic-stage Josie Taris, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-05-19/opera-comes-to-the-ncga North Carolina’s House Bill 2 has been making national headlines for the past two months and has inspired a wide range of social action. There have been… Thu, 19 May 2016 16:21:21 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-05-19/opera-comes-to-the-ncga Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-05-19/opera-comes-to-the-ncga North Carolina’s House Bill 2 has been making national headlines for the past two months and has inspired a wide range of social action. There have been… Thu, 19 May 2016 16:21:21 GMT /arts-culture/2016-05-19/opera-comes-to-the-ncga Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-02-01/living-to-perform-meet-former-metropolitan-opera-singer-elvira-green Elvira Green's prolific career as an opera singer catapulted her from the choir room at her church in Greensboro to the chambers of the Metropolitan Opera… Mon, 01 Feb 2016 17:16:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-02-01/living-to-perform-meet-former-metropolitan-opera-singer-elvira-green Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-02-01/living-to-perform-meet-former-metropolitan-opera-singer-elvira-green Elvira Green's prolific career as an opera singer catapulted her from the choir room at her church in Greensboro to the chambers of the Metropolitan Opera… Mon, 01 Feb 2016 17:16:50 GMT /arts-culture/2016-02-01/living-to-perform-meet-former-metropolitan-opera-singer-elvira-green Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-03-17/a-leading-operatic-heroine North Carolina native and nationally-recognized opera singer Jill Gardner has been attracting attention for her strong vocal and acting talent.She… Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:00:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-03-17/a-leading-operatic-heroine Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-03-17/a-leading-operatic-heroine North Carolina native and nationally-recognized opera singer Jill Gardner has been attracting attention for her strong vocal and acting talent.She… Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2015-03-17/a-leading-operatic-heroine Anita Rao, Frank Stasio