Denyce Graves Junteenth 2011
MusicUNTOLD presented JUNETEENTH WorldWide Concert June 19, 2011 featuring mezzo soprano Denyce Graves at the Terrace Theater, Long Beach, Ca. JUNETEENTH is the oldest celebration in the nation commemorating the ending of slavery. In addition to the opera recordings that made her famous, Ms. Graves had recorded the slave opera MARGARET GARNER (based on Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel BELOVED. Denyce Graves made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1995-96 season in the title role of “Carmen” and she is currently singing the role of “Maria” in the current historic Metropolitan Opera production of PORGY & BESS during the 2019/2020 season.
