AboutKathleen Battle’s lyric soprano voice and unique artistry have captivated audiences around the world, making her one of the most acclaimed singers of her time. Her latest recording for Sony Classical – Classic Kathleen Battle – brings together the best of her recent recordings for the label, embracing a repertoire that includes opera, Baroque and sacred music, jazz, spirituals and an excerpt from Vangelis Mythodea, released in 2001. In a repertoire that ranges from Handel to Richard Strauss, the singer has appeared on the stages of the world’s leading opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, the opera houses of Vienna, Paris, San Francisco and Chicago, and London’s Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Miss Battle has enjoyed close collaborations with most noted artists of our time and has performed with the world’s great orchestras in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Los Angeles. She has also appeared regularly in the festivals of Salzburg, Ravinia, Tanglewood, Blossom, Hollywood Bowl, Mann Music Center, Caramoor and Cincinnati’s May Festival. In recital, she has performed extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada, South America, Europe and Asia, regularly performing in the music capitals of the world. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Miss Battle has made many recordings and television appearances that have brought her voice and musicianship into millions of homes worldwide. Her repertoire embraces jazz and spirituals as well as an uncommonly wide range of classical music, from the Baroque to composer André Previn ’s song cycle Honey and Rue, commissioned by Carnegie Hall for Miss Battle, with texts by Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison. A native of Portsmouth, Ohio, Kathleen Battle earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. She made her professional debut at the Spoleto Festival, and her Metropolitan Opera debut followed only five years later. Miss Battle is the recipient of six honorary doctorates from American universities and, in 1999, was inducted into the NAACP Image Hall of Fame. |
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Kathleen Battle Discography (15titles)
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