Denyce Graves

American operatic mezzo-soprano
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Denyce Graves

Summary

Denyce Graves is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2]. She was born on March 7, 1964[3]. She worked as an opera singer[4] and music educator[5]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Denyce Graves was born in Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Denyce Graves was born on March 7, 1964[3].
  • Denyce Graves was born on 1964[7].
  • Denyce Graves held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Denyce Graves is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].
  • Denyce Graves worked as an opera singer[4].
  • Denyce Graves's professions included music educator[5].
  • Denyce Graves was educated at New England Conservatory[10].
  • Denyce Graves was educated at Duke Ellington School of the Arts[11].
  • Denyce Graves received the Marian Anderson Award[12].
  • Denyce Graves received the International Opera Award[13].
  • Denyce Graves is recorded as female[14].
  • Denyce Graves's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Denyce Graves's Commons category is recorded as Denyce Graves[16].
  • Denyce Graves's voice type is recorded as mezzo-soprano[17].
  • Denyce Graves's family name is recorded as Graves[18].
  • Denyce Graves's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Denyce Graves's described by source is recorded as The African American Almanac, Eleventh Edition[20].
  • Denyce Graves's described by source is recorded as Notable Black American Women[21].
  • Denyce Graves's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1964-03-07[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ee80857f-7c86-43d0-85d5-b43e09af09a6[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Denyce Graves was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 7, 1964[3] and 1964[7]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].

Education

Educated at New England Conservatory[10], a conservatory[27], in United States[28], founded in 1867[29] and Duke Ellington School of the Arts[11], a high school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1974[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include opera singer[4] and music educator[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Marian Anderson Award[12], an award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1998[35] and International Opera Award[13], an award[36], founded in 2013[37], headquartered in London[38].

Why It Matters

Denyce Graves ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Denyce Graves born?

Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Denyce Graves…

What did Denyce Graves do for work?

Denyce Graves worked as opera singer[4] and music educator[5].

Where did Denyce Graves go to school?

Denyce Graves was educated at New England Conservatory[10] and Duke Ellington School of the Arts[11].

What awards did Denyce Graves receive?

Honors received include Marian Anderson Award[12] and International Opera Award[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . operaawards.org. operaawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Discogs. wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Documentation files at SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
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