Shirley Verrett, a woman of profound distinction, elegance and talent, will share her gifts of song in a master class with the students of the Gerdine Young Artist Program (from the Opera Theatre of ...

Shirley Verrett, 79, an acclaimed American mezzo-soprano and soprano praised for her blazing intensity during a career that spanned four decades, died Nov. 5 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Ms. Verrett, one of ...

Every year, the Women of Color in the Academy Project recognizes one University of Michigan faculty member with the Shirley Verrett Award for their efforts in empowering female students of color in ...

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Click to open image viewer. A 13-page document consisting of notes from an interview withopera singer Shirley Verrett, written by Lisa Hoffman. This manuscript features black typewritten text ...

Shirley Verrett, an acclaimed American mezzo-soprano and soprano praised for her blazing intensity during a career that spanned four decades, has died aged 79. Verrett, one of the top black opera ...

Shirley Verrett, a noted mezzo-soprano and soprano praised for her soaring voice and elegant onstage persona, died Nov. 6 in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was 79. In 1974, critic John Steane described ...

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As a licensed real estate agent in Los Angeles 15 years ago, Shirley Verrett was pretty good at selling houses. Today, she is even better at selling them out. Mezzo-Soprano Verrett last week made her ...

American opera singer Shirley Verrett has died at the age of 79. The mezzo-soprano passed away yesterday of suspected heart failure, after suffering from heart problems for a number of years. Yahoo ...

When one thinks of great African-American female vocalists, the styles of jazz, gospel and R&B come to mind. One style that you might not think of immediately is opera. At the age of 24, Shirley ...