Articles > Newspapers > U.S. Newspapers, Special Interest > Baltimore Afro-American articles > January 1994

Article: Kathleen Battle: Battling ice and frigid air to hear

Article from:
Baltimore Afro-American
Article date:
January 22, 1994
Author:
Copyright

Frederick I. Douglass
Baltimore Afro-American
01-22-1994
Kathleen Battle: Battling ice and frigid air to hear.

The air was filled with anticipation at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall where more than 1,800 fans had traversed icy roads and were battered by sub-zero temperatures to partake of operatic soprano Kathleen Battle's performance for the Morgan State University Performing Arts Series.

Kathleen Battle's stellar performance Wednesday night (1/19/94) was a tour de force for the beautiful Black opera singer who is setting benchmarks for the future stylings of sopranos. Her innate sense of theatrics combined with her virtuoso vocalizing, made for a historic occasion. I feel sorry for the ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Transcript: KATHLEEN BATTLE ON GMA
ABC Good Morning America;  December 24, 1997 ;     323 words ... ... us this Christmas season. Hiya. KATHLEEN BATTLE, Soprano: Good morning, Charles ... GIBSON: Good to have you back here. KATHLEEN BATTLE: Nice to be here. CHARLES GIBSON ... describe the voice of Grammy Award winner Kathleen Battle. We have been honored to have her ...

Article: Kathleen Battle
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...Kathleen Battle American soprano Kathleen Battle (born 1948) divided her career between the opera and ... operatic ingĂ©nue roles. Lyric coloratura soprano Kathleen Battle was born on August 13, 1948, in Portsmouth, Ohio ...

Article: Conductor sings soprano's praises: ; Conlin predicts ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  September 14, 2000 ;     700+ words ...DAILY MAIL STAFF WHEN Kathleen Battle walks onto the stage of the ... rapport with the audience. "Kathleen Battle is one of the great artists ... his greatest compliment. "Kathleen Battle is on my short list of great ...

Article: Bravo, Battle!(soprano Kathleen Battle)
World and I;  August 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Now fifty, soprano Kathleen Battle is sailing calmer seas, and ... concert and recording schedule. "Kathleen Battle seems to be the kind of singer ... more considerate colleague, Kathleen Battle has not appeared with any major ...

Article: Kathleen Battle sang with exquisite beauty
Chicago Defender;  April 17, 2001 ;     698 words ...Kathleen Battle sang with exquisite beauty Soprano Kathleen Battle's recital at Orchestra Hall of the Symphony Center recently sparkled ... confidence. Article Copyright Sengstacke Enterprises, Inc. Photo (Kathleen Battle)

Article: Kathleen Battle, Wynton Marsalis will be heard on ...
Chicago Defender;  December 4, 2002 ;     650 words ... ... 20th and 21st century, soprano Kathleen Battle and trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis ... Trumpets & Orchestra. "Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart" will feature her ... Jennifer Holliday. Photograph (Kathleen Battle)

Article: Kathleen Battle returns to Symphony Center
Chicago Defender;  March 17, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Kathleen Battle returns to Symphony Center Kathleen Battle, the reigning coloratura soprano in opera and concert, returns to the Symphony ... Chaplin himself. Article Copyright Sengstacke Enterprises, Inc. Photo (Kathleen Battle)

Article: Kathleen Battle was fabulously awesome in concert
Chicago Defender;  June 20, 2000 ;     665 words ...Kathleen Battle was fabulously awesome in concert Regardless ... anticipation of a wonderful musical evening with Kathleen Battle as soloist for Grant Park Music Summer ... Sengstacke Enterprises, Inc. Photo (Kathleen Battle)

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives