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Kathleen Deanna Battle (born August 13, 1948) is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone. [1] [2] Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repertoire through performances with major orchestras during the early and mid-1970s. She made her opera debut in 1975.
Kathleen Battle performed with guitarist Chico Pinheiro and harpist Bridget Kibbey Sunday at the Met. Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera. Battle entered the stage to a standing ovation as Kibbey and Pinheiro played a rather spicy introduction to Purcell’s “Music for a while.”.
Kathleen Battle (born Aug. 13, 1948, Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.) is an American opera singer, among the finest coloratura sopranos of her time. As a child and young adult Battle was both a good student and a good singer.
The opera singer Kathleen Battle is set to return to the Metropolitan Opera — 22 years after she was famously dismissed for "unprofessional actions."
Soprano Kathleen Battle is returning to the Metropolitan Opera at age 75 for a recital on May 12. It's only her second appearance there since the company fired her in 1994 and publicly accused her of what it called “unprofessional actions.”
Watch Kathleen Battle’s Met farewell. The controversial US soprano, 75, went for the high notes in the closing number of her unprompted return yesterday to the Metropolitan Opera.
New York, NY (March 18, 2024)— Soprano Kathleen Battle returns to the Met for a special concert program on Sunday, May 12 at 5PM, her first appearance at the Met since her historic concert in 2016 highlighting music of the Underground Railroad.
Legendary soprano Kathleen Battle returns to the Metropolitan Opera for a special recital performance, featuring music by Purcell, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Fauré, Villa-Lobos, and Rodrigo, as well as selected spirituals.
Kathleen Battle has made immeasurable contributions as an ambassador for classical music, performing for Presidents and dignitaries, and attracting diverse new audiences through television broadcasts of her operas and concerts, as well as through appearances on popular network talk shows.
In the 1980s soprano Kathleen Battle became one of the opera world's most celebrated performers, achieving the level of fame previously accorded to such sopranos as Beverly Sills, Maria Callas, and Birgit Nilsson.