Angel Blue

Angel Blue
Blue in London in 2013
Born (1984-05-03) May 3, 1984 (age 40)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Redlands (BM)
University of California, Los Angeles (MM)
OccupationOpera singer (soprano)
Websiteangeljoyblue.com
Blue (right), Plácido Domingo (center)

Angel Joy Blue (born May 3, 1984) is an American soprano. She won the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for the Metropolitan Opera production of Porgy and Bess in the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[1]

Her voice has been recognized for its shining and agile upper register, "smoky" middle register, beautiful timbre,[2] and ability to switch from a classical to a contemporary sound. She has performed internationally and won numerous awards including a Grammy Award, Operalia and Miss Hollywood. According to family lore, when she was born her father, Sylvester, predicted that she would be "the next Leontyne Price".[3]

  1. ^ "Angel Blue". GRAMMY.com. February 9, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Plácido Domingo Festival". Plácido Domingo Festival. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Winer, Laurie (April 6, 2008). "Soaring Soprano". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 1, 2022.