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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 18: Denyce Graves performs during the Lincoln Center’s Fall Gala Honoring Jim Neary on November 18, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Lincoln Center) By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated January 8, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
For most of its history, the Metropolitan Opera didn’t think Black women belonged on its stage.
When Marian Anderson finally made her debut
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