Opera Ebony

Opera Ebony[1] is an African-American opera company that has performed in a wide variety of programs and venues, ranging from Mozart in Harlem to African-American Heritage concerts in Iceland to Gershwin in Moscow to Duke Ellington in the Caribbean.

African-American opera stars that were trained by Opera Ebony or have performed with the company include sopranos Marvis Martin, Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle; baritone Lawrence Craig; and conductors Leslie Dunner, Everett Lee and Tania León.[2]

  1. ^ "Opera Ebony home page". Opera Ebony. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ^ Richardson, Clem. "Opera Ebony, an icon of African-American operatic talent, celebrates its 40th anniversary this season". Daily News. Retrieved 26 March 2020.