Terrance McKnight appears in the following:
Aida: Red Heart, White Eyes
Thursday, April 13, 2023
In Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida,” Princess Aida is torn between her homeland of Ethiopia (ruled by her father, King Amonasro) and her captor, the Egyptian leader Radamès who loves her and w...
Otello: The North Star
Thursday, April 06, 2023
As the one Black man in Shakespeare’s play and Verdi’s opera, Otello was not only tokenized, but villainized, criticized and minimized. With such an emphasis on Otello’s flaws, how is...
Otello: Black Handkerchiefs Matter
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Giuseppe Verdi's Otello rose from enslavement to the ranks of army general and marries an aristocratic Venetian woman. It’s difficult to imagine the rich cultural heritage of Otello’...
Otello: Haters
Thursday, March 23, 2023
This week on Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, we go deeper into Giuseppe Verdi's character of the “Moor of Venice." Otello is a celebrated general in the Venetian army, and as a Bl...
Otello: UNMOORED
Thursday, March 16, 2023
“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....
The Magic Flute: Recycling
Thursday, March 09, 2023
The use of blackface is a dying trend, but it was fundamental to one of the most popular operas of all time, Mozart’s hit comedic opera, “The Magic Flute“. Over the last few decades a...
Celebrating Terrance McKnight’s ‘Every Voice’ Podcast
Thursday, March 02, 2023
Terrance McKnight, evening host on WQXR, unearths the hidden voices that shape our musical traditions in the new podcast "Every Voice with Terrance McKnight.”
The Magic Flute: He Said, She Said
Thursday, March 02, 2023
In Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Monostatos is smitten by the white princess Pamina, whom he is supposed to be guarding under the orders of the high priest Sarastro. His desire to love ...
The Magic Flute: Invisible Man
Thursday, February 23, 2023
At over 200 years old, “The Magic Flute” remains a classic opera which continues to be taught, studied, and performed in sold-out venues around the world. But with more than two centu...
The Magic Flute: From Morehouse to the opera house with Monostatos
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Monostatos the Moor in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” is one of the most famous representations of Blackness in opera - a genre with limited representation of characters of African descen...
How Singer Marian Anderson Dominated the Global Stage
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Throughout her career, American contralto Marian Anderson performed a repertoire well ahead of her time.
A Year of Performing Humanity, Reviewed
Monday, December 13, 2021
A.O. Scott, co-chief film critic of the New York Times, helps us review the year in culture. What can we learn about our struggling effort to live together from this year’s art?
Celebrating Black Artists And Composers On Juneteenth
Friday, June 18, 2021
Our sister station WQXR will have an all day marathon on Juneteenth.
Beethoven Akademie 1808
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Hear a re-creation of Beethoven’s famous marathon concert in Vienna, where many of his greatest works premiered on this very day in 1808
Celebrating Beethoven's 250th Birthday
Monday, December 14, 2020
Terrance McKnight on WQXR's five-day radio festival marking Beethoven's 250th birthday.
SPECIAL – The Black Experience in the Concert Hall: The Mozart Effect
Wednesday, September 09, 2020
WQXR’s Terrance McKnight hosts a conversation about the Black experience in the concert hall and the unique challenges people of color face in the classical music world.
WQXR's 'Mostly Mozart'
Wednesday, September 02, 2020
WQXR host Terrance McKnight joins us to discuss the Mostly Mozart Festival, which ran earlier this month.
Black Experience In The Concert Hall: The Mozart Effect
Thursday, August 13, 2020
WQXR’s Terrance McKnight hosts a conversation about the Black experience in the concert hall and the unique challenges people of color face in the classical music world.
Chevalier Blanc
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Because it was Joseph Boulogne who had Wolfgang's number.
Re-Play – Opening Night Broadcast: Mozart / Pärt Mashup
Monday, August 10, 2020
The Opening Night broadcast of the Mostly Mozart Festival on WQXR features a “mashup” of Mozart’s Requiem seamlessly interwoven with Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten.
