中文名：Denyce Graves 国籍：美国 生日：1964-03-07 简介：Denyce Graves (born March 7, 1964) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano. 从艺历程：She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1995[1] and has appeared at many opera houses. Though her repertoire is extensive, her signature parts are the title roles in Carmen and Samson et Dalila. On January 20, 2005, she sang the patriotic song "American Anthem" during the 55th Presidential Inauguration, between the swearing-in ceremonies of Vice President Dick Cheney and President George W. Bush for their second terms in office.[3] Graves sang "America the Beautiful" and "The Lord's Prayer" at the Washington National Cathedral during a memorial service for the victims of 9/11 on September 14, 2001, attended by President Bush, members of Congress, other politicians and representatives of foreign governments.[4] Denyce Graves official portrait. Denyce Graves an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Painted by Ben Fortunado Marcune In 2003, Graves performed in front of a live audience at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia for a television special, Denyce Graves: Breaking the Rules. In 2005, she hosted the radio show Voce di Donna (Voice of a Lady) on Vox!, the vocal classical music channel of XM Satellite Radio, on which she interviewed various opera singers. Graves often was heard on The Tony Kornheiser Show radio program with her rendition of the "Mailbag Theme". She performed the role of Charlotte in the opera Werther opposite Andrea Bocelli for the Michigan Opera Theatre, the first opera broadcast on the Internet in its entirety in 1999.[citation needed] She is currently an industry panelist on American Idol Underground.[citation needed] On January 2, 2007, Graves performed "The Lord's Prayer" at the state funeral for Gerald Ford at the Washington National Cathedral.[citation needed] Graves sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" as part of the pre-game ceremonies inaugurating Nationals Park.[citation needed] On April 12, 2009, Graves performed a tribute concert to Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, organized by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.[citation needed] In May 2010, Graves performed a concert with tenor Lawrence Brownlee in the United States Supreme Court Building for the Supreme Court justices.[5] On the evening of September 11, 2011, Graves performed at the "Concert for Hope" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. That same year, she appeared as a Pennington Great Performers series artist with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.[citation needed] On June 15, 2013, Graves sang in the world premiere of Terence Blanchard's and Michael Cristofer's boxing opera, Champion with the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. In 2014, Graves served as Artistic Director for the operetta Qadar by Tony Small, commissioned by the Smithsonian and Sultanate of Oman. The world debut was at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center's Kay Theatre in December 2014. Graves performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" with the Voices of Tomorrow Choir at the dedication ceremony of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. on September 24, 2016.