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.” Battle will be accompanied by harpist Bridget Kibbey and guitarist Chico Pinheiro.
NEW YORK — 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.”
Battle will be accompanied by harpist Bridget Kibbey and guitarist Chico Pinheiro in a program of Purcell, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Fauré, Villa-Lobos, Rodrigo and selected spirituals.
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