Every Voice with Terrance McKnight
Debuts February 16
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A Radio Special: Mozart’s "Abduction from the Seraglio"
In the prime of his illustrious career, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ran in the realm of prominent, Black visionaries. But after composing “Zaide,” an unfinished opera depicting a slave re... Aug 17, 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Abduction from the Seraglio: Freedom and Justice for Some
All too often, characters of African descent in operas written during the 18th and 19th centuries are defined as the institution of slavery and the idea of inferiority. But today’s c... May 11, 2023
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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
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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
