“Every Voice with Terrance McKnight” spotlights the diverse stories and perspectives that reflect the whole of the classical music experience.... more

In this radio special of “Every Voice,” Terrance McKnight investigates Verdi’s “Aida” and the complicated history behind this African love... more

In this radio special of “Every Voice,” Terrance McKnight turns toGiuseppe Verdi’s “Otello” and how this centuries-old story shapes today’s... more

Classical music is full of hidden voices. In this radio special of “Every Voice with Terrance McKnight,” enjoy the season’s... more

With troubled origins, opera has often reduced people of African descent to racist stereotypes. Can this art form find its... more

In “Abduction from the Seraglio,” Pasha Selim subjects both European women and men of African descent to servitude within... more

Mozart socialized with Black visionaries and drafted the abolitionist opera “Zaide.” But when it came to making a profit, “Abduction... more

During Mozart’s brief life, he encountered several artists of African descent who were important to the arts and cultural scene... more

Giuseppe Verdi's “Aida” depicts an Africa with Ethiopians in chains. In reality, that was an imperialist dream unrealized by Egyptian... more

How Verdi’s “Aida,” composed in the 1860s for the European elite in Egypt, was born out of the American Civil... more