Every Voice with Terrance McKnight

Debuts February 16

  • A Radio Special: Verdi’s "Aida”

    At the heart of “Aida” is an African love story: the Ethiopian princess Aida is torn between loyalty to her country and passion for her captor, the Egyptian general Radamès, who loves... Aug 10, 2023

    A Radio Special: Verdi’s "Aida”
  • A Radio Special: Verdi's "Otello"

    “Otello” debuted in Milan in 1887, just two years after European nations gathered in Berlin to agree on a campaign to carve up and colonize the African continent for their own profit.... Aug 3, 2023

    A Radio Special: Verdi's "Otello"
  • A Radio Special: Mozart’s "The Magic Flute"

    In this radio special of “Every Voice with Terrance McKnight,” enjoy this season’s journey into Mozart’s "The Magic Flute," its investigation into the overlooked character of Monostat... Jul 27, 2023

    A Radio Special: Mozart’s "The Magic Flute"
  • Abduction from the Seraglio: Revelations

    With such a dark past, what does the future look like for opera as an art form? From Verdi to Mozart, many of opera’s most celebrated works famously reduce people of African descent t... Jun 1, 2023

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Revelations
  • Abduction from the Seraglio: A Blind Eye

    Mozart’s “The Abduction from the Seraglio” was first heard in Vienna in 1782, commissioned by Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II to cater to the German-speaking audience of the capital city... May 25, 2023

    Abduction from the Seraglio: A Blind Eye
  • Abduction from the Seraglio: A Dream Interrupted

    In the prime of his illustrious career, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ran in the realm of prominent, Black visionaries, composed the radical (unfinished) opera “Zaide” depicting a slave rev... May 18, 2023

    Abduction from the Seraglio:  A Dream Interrupted
  • Aida: America’s Confederates in Egypt

    When “Aida” premiered in Egypt in 1871, it delivered some not-so-subtle messaging in the dramatization of light-skinned Egyptians dominating dark-skinned Ethopians. Within two years, ... May 4, 2023

    Aida: America’s Confederates in Egypt
  • Aida: 100% Egyptian Cotton

    “Opera has always been not just adjacent to colonial conquest, but perhaps … quite a large part of it.” Pranathi Diwaker, Every Voice with Terrance McKnight researcher. When the US an... Apr 27, 2023

    Aida: 100% Egyptian Cotton