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	Kathleen Battle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kathleen Battle (born August 13, 1948) is an American soprano.
		Battle is known for the silvery timbre of her lyric coloratura voice, and has been a particular favorite of conductor James Levine.
		Battle is the recipient of six honorary doctorates from American universities and, in 1999, was inducted into the NAACP Image Hall of Fame.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kathleen_Battle (384 words)

	MSN Encarta - Kathleen Battle
		Kathleen Battle, born in 1948, American soprano, known for the sweetness and purity of her tone and for her glamorous presence.
		Battle earned a reputation as a perfectionist who constantly challenged herself and her colleagues.
		Battle excelled in roles such as Blonde in Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Zdenka in Arabella, by Richard Strauss; Sophie in Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier (The Cavalier of the Rose); and Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar), by George Frideric Handel.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579692/Kathleen_Battle.html (433 words)

	Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall
		The erasure of soprano Kathleen Battle from American opera stages has been almost complete since she was dismissed from the Metropolitan Opera back in the early 1990s for being difficult and disagreeable.
		Battle has limited her recent career, willingly or not, to recitals, such as the one she gave on April 19 with pianist Martin Katz at Carnegie Hall.
		Battle’s virginal timbre at times recalling Elly Ameling's, but Battle’s German diction was iffy and she skipped half the consonants, preferring to “vocalise” the lines.
	www.scena.org /columns/anson/010419-PA-battle.html (522 words)

	Kathleen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kathleen is a female given name, used in English and Irish-language communities.
		It is an anglicized form of Caitlín, the Irish form of Cateline, which was the Old French form of Catherine.
		Kathleen Kennedy Townsend - Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kathleen (322 words)

	Kathy_Battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Battle is riding in the back of a limo (in Switzerland, in New York, in California - there are people who will swear to each location) when she decides she wants the driver to do something - in most versions, to turn off the heat or slow down.
		Battle was also someone who, in the classic American way, had risen in the world on the strength of her talent, pluck, and smarts.
		Critics praised Battle’s “pristine musicality” and the intelligence of her singing; she was the rare opera singer who shone equally well in the lieder, or song, repertory.
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	Kathleen Battle - Biography
		Kathleen 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.
		Miss Battle is the recipient of six honorary doctorates from American universities and, in 1999, was inducted into the NAACP Image Hall of Fame.
	www.sonyclassical.com /artists/battle/bio.html (348 words)

	Kathleen Battle (Soprano) - Short Biography
		Kathleen Battle's lyric soprano voice and unique artistry have captivated audiences around the world, making her one of the most acclaimed singers of our time.
		Kathleen Battle's recent Sony Classical releases also include Angels' Glory, where she is joined by Christopher Parkening in a collection of Christmas songs arranged for guitar and voice.
		Kathleen Battle's appearance on the PBS broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's 1991 season opening gala won her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Classical Program on Television in the USA.
	www.bach-cantatas.com /Bio/Battle-Kathleen.htm (834 words)

	AllRefer.com - Kathleen Battle (Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		She studied voice at the Conservatory of Music at the Univ. of Cincinnati and made her debut at the Spoleto Festival in 1972.
		Battle came to New York City in 1975 to sing in a Broadway production of Scott Joplin's opera Treemonisha.
		Over the years Battle also acquired a reputation for temperamental behavior, culminating in her dismissal from the Metropolitan in 1994 over alleged "unprofessional actions." She has since continued her solo and recording career.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/BattleKa.html (271 words)

	CONNECT - Kathleen Battle
		With her captivating lyric soprano voice, Kathleen Battle was among the most acclaimed figures in contemporary opera.
		Born August 13, 1948 in Portsmouth, Ohio, she studied at the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, and made her professional debut at the Spoleto Festival in Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem under conductor Thomas Schippers.
		Battle's Metropolitan Opera debut came in Wagner's Tannhauser, and she went on to pe...
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	Battle, Kathleen on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BATTLE, KATHLEEN [Battle, Kathleen] 1948-, African-American soprano, b.
		Kathleen Battle Heeds the Call; Soprano Glows And Keeps Her Cool At Kennedy Center
		Kathleen Eddins, of Key West, Florida, holds pictures of her cat Bigfoot.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/BattleK1a.asp (551 words)

	AFROCENTRIC VOICES: Kathleen Battle Biography
		Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on August 13, 1948, Kathleen Battle and her six older siblings grew up in a musical household.
		Battle went there as understudy for soprano Carmen Balthrop, who was singing the lead in Joplin's Treemonisha.
		Battle has become renowned for her interpretations of the light lyric repertoire, especially the soubrette roles of Mozart and Richard Strauss, and for her recitals of German Lieder and Negro spirituals.
	www.afrovoices.com /battle.html (301 words)

	Bravo, Kathleen Battle! - Tom Pniewski
		"Kathleen Battle seems to be the kind of singer who can do no wrong." That's what this reviewer wrote after a stunning Julius Caesar at New York's Metropolitan Opera House nearly ten years ago.
		And I would still stand by that statement for Battle's voice; it is a flawless instrument, with a sweetness and purity that have served the music of Bach and Mozart beautifully.
		Since then, though she maintains a busy recording and international concert career and there are signs that she is becoming a more considerate colleague, Kathleen Battle has not appeared with any major opera company in the United States.
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1998/august/Sa16760.htm (298 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Battle Kathleen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Battle, Kathleen (1948- ), American soprano, born in Portsmouth, Ohio.
		After her studies at the Cincinnati College Conservatory, Battle was noticed...
		Regarded as a master technician of the trumpet early in his career, Marsalis reached new heights of creative expression with his recordings...
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	Los Angeles Philharmonic Association - Performer Details
		Miss Battle drew considerable attention with the world premiere of Honey and Rue, a song cycle with music by André Previn and lyrics by Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winning author Toni Morrison, commissioned for Miss Battle by Carnegie Hall on the event of their 100th anniversary.
		Kathleen Battle has established herself as a distinguished recording artist through a wide range of releases encompassing complete opera, concert, choral and solo alburns on all major labels.
		Kathleen Battle has made immeasurable contributions as an ambassador for classical music, performing for presidents and dignitaries, and attracting diverse new audiences television broadcasts of her operas and concerts, as well as through appearances on popular network talk shows.
	www.laphil.org /resources/performer_detail.cfm?id=1207 (1181 words)

	A A World . Reference Room . Articles . Kathleen Battle \| PBS
		Battle's debut at the festival in Johannes Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem was very well received.
		Not long after, Schippers introduced Battle to the conductor James Levine, who was to become influential in her performing career, and by 1978 she was singing supporting roles in major U.S. opera houses.
		In February 1994 the Metropolitan Opera dismissed Battle for what it termed “unprofessional actions.” After a media frenzy, however, Battle emerged undamaged, and both her concerts and her recordings remained popular.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/kathleen_battle.html (272 words)

	Kathleen Battle
		Kathleen Battle was born in 1948 into a musical family.
		WHile at the conservatory, she was encouraged towards a vocal career; but Battle initially took a teaching position at a Cincinnati inner-city public school.
		Battle's legendary pitch-perfect voice will ensure lovers of opera and voice in general an evening of genuine class and style.
	www.theblurb.com.au /Issue23/KBattle.htm (318 words)

	The State News - Kathleen Battle to sing at Wharton - Thursday, September 17, 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kathleen Battle will kick off the season at 8 p.m.
		Battle, who has also recorded three live performances, is a native of Portsmouth, Ohio, and earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in music at the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.
		“(Battle) is one of the best and we are excited to perform with such a talent,” she said.
	www.statenews.com /editionsfall98/091798/ms_battle.html (431 words)

	Amazon.com: A Christmas Celebration: Kathleen Battle: Music: Kathleen Battle,traditional/various,Leonard ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		While Battle has been known to be a temperamental diva (leading to a quasi-banishment from operatic roles), her pretty, soaring soprano is without peer.
		Battle performs better in complete opera recordings than recital albums, but most of her recital recordings are of at least good quality and this Christmas collection is outstanding.
		Battle's wonderful soprano voice is joined by that of the mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, and the blending is more than memorable.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002ROL?v=glance (1562 words)

	Jet: Opera diva Kathleen Battle 'saddened' by dismissal from Metropolitan Opera - Brief Article
		Opera diva Kathleen Battle, known for her sweet soprano voice and fiery temperament, said she was 'saddened' by her recent dismissal from a Metropolitan Opera production.
		Battle, who was set to star in the Met's production of Donizetti's Fille du Regiment, was fired by Met general manager Joseph Volpe for what was termed "unprofessional actions" during rehearsals.
		Battle attending rehearsals, arriving late, when she did show up and treating cast members "very nasty," according to a New York Times article.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n17_v85/ai_14878980 (274 words)

	Afrocentric Voices Forum
		Battle is scheduled to perform with the Philadelphia Orchestra on July 27th.
		Kathleen Battle will present her ONLY NEW YORK recital at Carnegie Hall Thursday, April 19, 2001 at 7:30.
		Kathleen Battle is also scheduled to appear at the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts in East Lansing Michigan on December 21, 2002.
	www.afrovoices.com /discus/messages/5/7.html?SundayJuly2120020713pm (660 words)

	African American Registry: Kathleen Battle, one of the best sopranos ever!
		Kathleen Battle* was born on this date in 1948.
		From Portsmouth, Ohio, Kathleen (Deanna) Battle studied with Franklin Bens and earned her bachelor's (1970) and master's (1971) degrees from the College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati.
		Battle's appearance on the PBS broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's 1991 season opening won her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Classical Program on Television in the USA.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/2501/Kathleen_Battle_one_of_the_best_sopranos_ever (366 words)

	Jet: Kathleen Battle: opera diva sings jazz style songs on 'So Many Stars' album - Cover Story
		Superstar lyric soprano Kathleen Battle joins forces with some of jazz music's hottest musicians on her latest album, So Many Stars.
		Battle, was influential in her decision to branch in a different musical direction.
		Battle is a five-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, she admitted to being somewhat fearful embarking upon her new project.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n5_v89/ai_17829596 (814 words)

	Profile-Kathleen Battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Melting into notes with sad inflection, Battle's vocals are telling of her long road from the Wheelersburg Church choir to the New York Metropolitan Opera.
		Kathleen's late father, a steel worker, had sung with a gospel quartet, yet her parents were reticent about a career in music, and raised Battle on practicality and hard work.
		Although piano lessons began at the age of 12, Battle arrived at the University of Cincinnati on a National Achievement Scholarship with the intention of majoring in mathematics, not music, according to Varney.
	www.ohiou.edu /southeastohio/marchives/archivep1.html (759 words)

	Amazon.com: Kathleen Battle in Concert: Music: Gabriel Faure,George Frideric Handel,Felix Mendelssohn,Wolfgang Amadeus ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The sweet and sumptuous voice of Kathleen Battle is heartwarming and heartpumping at the same time.
		Kathleen Battle In Concert has been a part of my classical listening experience for many, many years, and many, many repeated playings.
		For example, I believe Battle's version of Mozart's "Ridente la calma" was exquisite and well-performed...as are the rest of her other selections.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001GNP?v=glance (1586 words)

	Kathleen Battle
		Born in Portsmouth, Ohio August 13, 1948, Kathleen Battle has become one of the greatest opera vocalist ever.
		She won a Grammy for "KATHLEEN BATTLE SINGS MOZART" in 1986, with Andre Previn as conductor.
		In 1992 she won for " KATHLEEN BATTLE AT CARNEGIE HALL" She also won an Emmy for " Outstanding Individual Achievement In A Classical Program on Television" in 1991 on PBS for the Metropolitan Opera.
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	SpiritSite.com Kathleen Battle index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kathleen Battle is, by many accounts, one of the finest lyric sopranos currently performing.
		Battle attended the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Wagner's Tannhäuser.
		Battle has recorded many CDs, including works with luminaries such as Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) and tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
	www.spiritsite.com /gallery/music/battle (80 words)

	UB Presidential Inaugural Event to Feature Soprano Kathleen Battle and Pianist Ted Taylor - UB NewsCenter
		Kathleen Battle's soaring voice has carried her to the heights of the classical music world.
		In a repertoire that ranges from Handel to Richard Strauss, Kathleen Battle 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.
		Battle has enjoyed close collaborations with most noted artists of our time and has performed with the world's great orchestras.
	buffalo.edu /news/fast-execute.cgi/article-page.html?article=68930009 (467 words)

	GRIPINGE GREFES
		Battle is a singer, who possess more than just a beautiful voice...
		Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall, Pleasures of Their Company the Salzburg Recital and Baroque Duet are a few of my favorites.
		Battle is scheduled for March concert in Florida...
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/classical_diva/95388 (455 words)

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