In February 1994, the company terminated Battle’s contract saying the performer’s actions “were profoundly detrimental to the artistic collaboration among all the cast members.” NEW YORK (AP) — ...

Candra Thomas, a mentally disabled woman with a medical condition that can cause seizures, has been reported missing by the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office. NEW YORK – Soprano Kathleen ...

Forty years ago, the soprano Kathleen Battle was one of the most beloved stars of the Metropolitan Opera, projecting freshness, juicy innocence and a certain ecstatic quality that was difficult to ...

Members-only clubs and private restaurants have become powerhouses for socializing and networking. But there are some spaces you can’t buy your way into. By Dionne Searcey and Photographs by Miranda ...

Click to open image viewer. A 33 1/3 RPM record album entitled Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at No. 1 Studio 3, Abbey Road, London, May and August 1985.

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Surely no one has sung spirituals better than Kathleen Battle sang them Sunday night at Howard University. Her recital consisted of only spirituals and demonstrated beyond any doubt their astonishing ...

Composer Evelyn Simpson Curenton on "Spirituals in Concert" Composer Evelyn Simpson Curenton discusses how she composed "Spirituals in Concert." When I first saw the concert, 'Spirituals in Concert' ...

FILE - Opera star Kathleen Battle performs during the grand opening gala celebration for the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 19, 2005. Battle, 75, is returning to the Metropolitan ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Soprano Kathleen Battle is returning to the Metropolitan Opera for a recital three decades after the company fired her and publicly accused her of “unprofessional actions” following a ...