Marian Anderson, an acclaimed and boundary-breaking Black contralto, was born in Philadelphia in 1897.

The message of self-acceptance and respect for all was echoed across Broadway, from the new musical take on Some Like It Hot to a Black actor-led Death of a Salesman to the new play Ain’t No Mo.

Next year’s lineup of six mainstage operas offers choices for traditional and contemporary opera fans alike.

Highlighting Ravinia 2018 is a celebration of the Leonard Bernstein centennial, being organized by the festival’s first-ever artistic curator, conductor, and former Bernstein student Marin Alsop.