Southeast Texas is mourning the loss of Richard Perkins, an internationally recognized opera singer and beloved community figure from Port Arthur, who died of lung cancer the weekend of August 9 at ...

When Denyce Graves was 13 years old, she heard a voice that set her on a path to reach the world's most prestigious opera houses. That incredible voice belonged to soprano Leontyne Price, the first ...

Services are set this week to honor the life of Richard Perkins, the first Black opera singer from southeast Texas, who passed away on August 9 after a battle with lung cancer. Perkins, a native of ...