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Ruth Stewart joined Texas Southern University in the spring of 1954 as an instructor of voice, director of the Women's Glee Club and later became co-director of the Opera Workshop. In 1965, with the assistance of Mr. Clifford Smith, a local electrical contractor, she organized and conducted the highly successful choral group The Men of Houston ...
In 1948, five Tulsans, Bess Gowans, Ralph and Ione Sassano, Mary Helen Markham and Beverly Bliss, formed the Tulsa Opera Club. [1] On 4 December 1948, the organization performed Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata at All Souls Unitarian Church on Boulder Ave. with Ralph and Ione Sassano portraying Alfredo and Violetta, and a young William Lewis singing the role of Gaston while a high school senior ...
Leona Pearl Mitchell (born October 13, 1949, Enid, Oklahoma) is an American operatic soprano who sang for 18 seasons as a leading spinto soprano at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In her home state of Oklahoma, she received many honors.
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Lewis made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Narraboth in Salome on March 1, 1958, and subsequently sang in 234 performances in his 35 years with the company. In 1975 he made his debut at San Francisco Opera as Steuermann and Erik in The Flying Dutchman and has sung in sixteen different productions with the company in subsequent seasons. [ 3 ]
For the first time, the Oklahoma Arts Council passes the $1 million threshold with its NEA state partnership funding. From Native opera to sensory-friendly theater, Oklahoma NEA grants help make ...
Jay Hunter Morris (born July 3, 1963) [1] [2] is an American operatic tenor. He is best known internationally for the role of Siegfried in the Metropolitan Opera's 2011–12 series of Wagner's Ring Cycle, performances of which were cinecast and radio broadcast live worldwide, aired on U.S. television, and released on DVD.
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