Manhattan School of Music to Honor J’Nai Bridges, Misty Copeland & Others at Commencement

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Manhattan School of Music will confer honorary Doctor of Musical Arts degrees on five distinguished figures in the performing arts at its annual Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 21 at 1:00 PM at The Riverside Church in New York City. Among the honorees are mezzo-soprano and MSM alumna J’Nai Bridges (BM ’09), former National Endowment for the Arts chairperson Jane {…}

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J’Nai Bridges, Donnie Ray Albert, Michael Sumuel Among Headliners of Houston Grand Opera’s ‘Giving Voice’

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(© S. Richards Photography 2016) Houston Grand Opera is set to present “Giving Voice” on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. The concert, the company’s seventh annual showcase of Black artists in classical music and opera, takes place at The Fort Bend Church in Sugar Land, Texas, marking the first time the event is held at the venue. Soloists {…}

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J’Nai Bridges Recital at San Francisco Performances Canceled

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) San Francisco Performances has announced the cancellation of the March 19, 2026 recital featuring mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges with pianist Terrence Wilson and the Catalyst Quartet due to a scheduling conflict. Per her official website, Bridges is set to open a production of “The Crucible” on March 19, 2026 with the Washington National Opera. That production runs through {…}

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Kathryn Lewek, J’Nai Bridges, Matthew White, Ryan McKinny & Heidi Middendorf Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2026 Season

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The Cincinnati Opera has announced its 2026 season. Strauss’ “Salome” will star Kathryn Lewek, Alfred Walker, Chad Shelton, Michelle DeYoung, and Zach Borichevsky. José María Condemi directs the production, with Robert Spano conducting. Performance Dates: June 18 & 20, 2026 Kevin Day’s and Tifara Brown’s “Lalovavi” will be directed by Kimille Howard and conducted by Kevin Miller. Brittany Olivia Logan, {…}

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Morris Robinson, J’Nai Bridges, Jacqueline Echols, Limmie Pulliam Headline Anna H. Wang Concert Series 2025-26

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The Anna H. Wang Concert Series has announced its 2025-26 season. The season features two performances, including one starring bass Morris Robinson. That showcase, set for Jan. 31, 2026, is titled “Morris & Friends: An Evening of Opera & Gospel” and features Robinson alongside such artists as mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, lyric soprano Jacqueline Echols, tenor Limmie Pulliam, Music Director Brandon {…}

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J’Nai Bridges to Headline Nashville Symphony’s World Premiere of ‘Everything Hurts’

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Nashville Symphony is set to present a special world premiere starring mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges on Oct. 24 and 25, 2025. The showcase includes the first-ever performance of “Everything Hurts” by Brian Field. The work is a musical setting of Amanda Gorman’s “Hymn for the Hurting.” “It is an honor to see ‘Hymn for the Hurting’ as a call to mobilize {…}

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Angela Meade & J’Nai Bridges Lead Dessoff Choir’s Verdi Requiem

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On May 1 and 2, Trinity Church will present Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem in collaboration with The Dessoff Choirs, which is celebrating its 100th Anniversary season. These performances will celebrate the legacy as well as the musical innovation of the organizations and will include the world premiere of a new choral work by Pulitzer Prize- winning composer Tania León, commissioned by {…}

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J’Nai Bridges Headlines The Unsung Collective & NY Philharmonic’s ‘An Unsung Symphony: Simon and Brahms’

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The Unsung Collective will join forces with The New York Philharmonic at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church on Feb. 28, 2025. The showcase, titled “An Unsung Symphony: Simon and Brahms” will feature mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges performing Carlos Simon’s “Songs of Separation.” The work features text by Persian poet Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī. Also on the program is Brahms’ “Ein Deutsches Requiem” {…}

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J’Nai Bridges Makes New York Fashion Week Debut

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(Credit: Kevin A. Richards) J’Nai Bridges has made her New York Fashion runway debut. The mezzo-soprano walked the runway at New York Fashion Week on Feb. 11, 2025 during the Frederick Anderson fall 2025 collection showcase. The event was held at the Paradise Club located at Times Square Edition Hotel. The diva also sang the Habanera from Bizet’s “Carmen.” In {…}

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Manhattan School of Music to Honor J’Nai Bridges, Misty Copeland & Others at Commencement

J’Nai Bridges, Donnie Ray Albert, Michael Sumuel Among Headliners of Houston Grand Opera’s ‘Giving Voice’

J’Nai Bridges Recital at San Francisco Performances Canceled

Kathryn Lewek, J’Nai Bridges, Matthew White, Ryan McKinny & Heidi Middendorf Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2026 Season

Morris Robinson, J’Nai Bridges, Jacqueline Echols, Limmie Pulliam Headline Anna H. Wang Concert Series 2025-26

J’Nai Bridges to Headline Nashville Symphony’s World Premiere of ‘Everything Hurts’

Angela Meade & J’Nai Bridges Lead Dessoff Choir’s Verdi Requiem

J’Nai Bridges Headlines The Unsung Collective & NY Philharmonic’s ‘An Unsung Symphony: Simon and Brahms’

J’Nai Bridges Makes New York Fashion Week Debut