Kathleen Battle

As a kid growing up in Louisiana, you never knew whether you’d be wearing shorts or sweaters for Christmas, so it was sometimes difficult to get in the…

Soprano Kathleen Battle's dismissal from the Metropolitan Opera for "unprofessional behavior" was front page news-above the fold!-in 1994. To my…

With Christmas just a week away, the next Fretworks abounds with beautiful music for the classical guitar that evokes the holiday spirit. Giovanni De…