Recognized worldwide as one of today's most exciting vocal stars, Denyce Graves continues to gather unparalleled popular and critical acclaim in performances on four continents. The combination of her expressive, rich vocalism, elegant stage presence, and exciting theatrical abilities allows her to pursue a wide breadth of operatic portrayals as well as delight audiences in concert and recital appearances.

She has become particularly well-known to operatic audiences for her portrayals of the title roles in Carmen and Samson et Dalila. These signature roles have brought Graves to opera houses including The Metropolitan Opera, Vienna Staatsoper, Royal Opera in Covent Garden, San Francisco Opera, Opéra National de Paris, Los Angeles Opera , Bayerische Staatsoper, Arena di Verona, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Dallas Opera and Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.
Graves has worked with leading symphony orchestras and conductors throughout the world in a wide range of repertoire. She has performed with James Levine, Plácido Domingo, José Cura, Sherrill Milnes, Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Roberto Alagna, Andrea Bocelli and many others. Highlights of her appearances include Judith in Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, Azucena in Il trovatore, Nicklausse in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Adalgisa in Norma, Dulcinée in Don Quichotte, Charlotte in Werther, Amneris in Aïda, and the title role in La Périchol