Holiday isn’t the only one who’s fallen under the spell of Denyce Graves. She’s thrilled audiences everywhere, from the world’s great opera houses to the White House. She’s won a Grammy, an Emmy, and ...

Felicia Curry sits down with Denyce Graves to discuss her life and career. Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves has graced the world’s greatest opera stages—but her journey began in ...

No one would characterize mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves’ rise to the top ranks of the operatic world as a bed of roses. It’s clear when you talk with her that she sometimes questions the physical and ...

Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves gave an intense recital that spanned as many emotions as musical genres on Tuesday evening at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Whether singing arias, lieder, spirituals or ...

Opera singers reinvent themselves each time they walk onstage. Washington's homegrown opera star Denyce Graves reinvented herself several times Saturday at the Kennedy Center during an ambitious ...

A recent guest on Amplify, the celebrated countertenor John Holiday, told us that his dream of a singing career was sparked when, as a young choirboy, he met star mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves. “She was ...