opera
One nun’s mission to save souls, from death row to the Met opera
By Meagan Saliashvili — October 5, 2023
(RNS) — The story of a killer’s — and Sister Helen Prejean’s — redemption comes to New York.
Snake handlers take center stage in new opera at the Kennedy Center
By Julia Duin — January 10, 2019
(RNS) — A new opera features the rockabilly music and exuberant worship of Pentecostal serpent handlers.
African-American opera singer revives the songs of the shtetl
By Kimberly Winston — July 31, 2015
BERKELEY, Calif. (RNS) A 6-foot-tall African-American, Russell performs Yiddish songs from New York to Florida, from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, to full houses and wide acclaim.
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