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L.A. Times Music Blog: 'Kathleen Battle sings spirituals at UCLA's Royce Hall'

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[Kathleen Battle (Credit: Douglas Foulke); Spirit, 2009 CD of Cyrus Chestnut; The Best of Jubilee Volume II, CD of   Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers of Los Angeles] POP & HISS The L.A. Times Music Blog “ Frederick Douglass, the great 19th century orator, writer and former slave, once wrote of the music he regularly heard emerging from the fields and houses where he and other slaves toiled, “I have sometimes thought that the mere hearing of those songs would do more to...Read Full Story

Kathleen Battle (born August 13, 1948), is...

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Kathleen Battle  (born August 13, 1948), is an  African-American   operatic   soprano  known for her agile and light voice and her silvery, pure tone. [1] [2]  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. Battle expanded her repertoire into  light lyric soprano  and  lyric coloratura soprano  roles during the 1980s and early 1990s. Although she no longer...Read Full Story

John Malveaux on Kathleen Battle in 'Underground Railroad: An evening of Spirituals'

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[Kathleen Battle] John Malveaux of www.MusicUNTOLD sends this review of a performance by Kathleen Battle at UCLA yesterday: KATHLEEN BATTLE Underground Railroad: An evening of Spirituals featuring Cyrus Chestnut and the Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers Saturday Jan 21, 2012 Royce Hall-UCLA Miss Battle offered an angelic voice with delicate phrasing and a sense of purpose throughout a well planned and executed program that deserves a PBS special and/or...Read Full Story

Queen Latifah on Searching for Love in 'Just Wright'

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It's been some time since there's been a Black on Black romantic film on the big screen, and while 'Love and Basketball' came out in 2000, Queen Latifah and Common are looking to use those words to describe their new film, 'Just Wright.' Directed by Sanaa Hamri , Queen Latifah plays Leslie Wright, a physical therapist who's looking for Mr. Right and may have found him when she falls in love with her client, NBA All-Star Scott McKnight (played by Common). The film also stars Paula Patton...Read Full Story

Kathleen Battle in Ottawa Citizen: 'I'm going to sing This Little Light of Mine in an arrangement by Hale Smith'

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[ABOVE: Hale Smith (1925-2009) BELOW: Although no longer at her peak, soprano Kathleen Battle still radiates star quality. Photograph by: Image courtesy, Douglas Foulke] OttawaCitizen.com "'One of the great voices of our time' Soprano Kathleen Battle chats with Steven Mazey about her songs and inspirations. She comes to Ottawa Tuesday By Steven Mazey, The Ottawa Citizen July 3, 2010 “It was 12 years ago, but Ottawa cellist Julian Armour can describe in vivid detail the night he shared a stage...Read Full Story
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Acclaimed soprano Kathleen Battle celebrates roots, freedom in concert
“Underground Railroad: An Evening with Kathleen Battle”: Battle, an acclaimed soprano whose luminous voice has been called one of the most beautiful in the world, celebrates the roots of African American music and freedom in a concert of spirituals and hymn  
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1/14: Grammy-winning soprano Kathleen Battle in Scottsdale
"I can't imagine life without singing," says soprano Kathleen Battle. Battle has been one of the best light sopranos of the past four decades, making innumerable opera and concert appearances, and winning Grammy awards by the handful for her ...  
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Kathleen Battle sings spirituals at UCLA's Royce Hall
Frederick Douglass, the great 19th century orator, writer and former slave, once wrote of the music he regularly heard emerging from the fields and houses where he and other slaves toiled, “I have sometimes thought that the mere hearing of ...  
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At the Water’s Edge: Christmas light and dark
My traveling carpet is often Christmas carols. This year my all-time favorite, “The Cherry Tree Carol,” and a Kathleen Battle Christmas album, carried me there. I’m in Advent darkness, sensing the Light I know is coming. I’m being renewed in what ...  
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14th annual Seven Days festival kicks off on jazzy note
"Prime Time should." McBride — whose resume includes stints playing with everyone from Sting to Diana Krall to Pat Metheny to Kathleen Battle — discussed the importance of not showboating or stealing the spotlight from his fellow musicians onstage.  
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