Talk:Kathleen Battle
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[edit]The picture that accompanies the article on opera star Kathleen Battle is WRONG! That is not, I repeat, that is not Kathleen Battle! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Universaldollie (talk • contribs) 15:44, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
References for Battle Met firing and related issues
[edit]Books
[edit]- Helen M. Greenwald, ed. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Opera. Oxford University Press. p. 377.
- Tim Page (2002). Tim Page on Music: Views and Reviews. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 23-25.
- Brad Hill (2005). Classical. Infobase Publishing. p. 21.
- Johanna Fiedler (2013). "34". Molto Agitato: The Mayhem Behind the Music at the Metropolitan Opera. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
- Kristine Helen Burns (2002). Women and Music in America Since 1900: an encyclopedia, Volume 1. Greenwood Press. p. 43-45.
- Barry Green (2008). The Mastery of Music: Ten Pathways to True Artistry. Crown/Archetype. p. 216-225.
- Manuela Hoelterhoff (2010). "3". Cinderella and Company: Backstage at the Opera with Cecilia Bartoli. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
- Joseph Volpe, Charles Michener (2009). The Toughest Show on Earth. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 132-150.
- Bil Carpenter (2005). Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 38-39.
Newspaper and magazine articles
[edit]- Michael Cooper (June 13, 2015). Ronald A. Wilford, Manager to a Host of Legendary Maestros, Dies at 87.
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ignored (help) - Zachary Woolfe (May 17, 2013). For Acclaimed Wagnerian, Less Excess.
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ignored (help) - James Chute (October 2, 2011). Kathleen Battle sings with verve and intelligence at San Diego Symphony gala.
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ignored (help) - Chris Colcord (April 18, 2011). Upon the wicked stage.
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ignored (help) - Ricky Toledo & Chito Vijandre (April 10, 2013). The anatomy of an opera diva.
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ignored (help) - Steve Smith (February 9, 2010). A Certain Uncertainty, With Lieder and Gospel.
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ignored (help) - Bernard Holland (April 15, 2008). Songs in Which Relative Quiet Ruled.
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ignored (help) - Kyle MacMillan (July 12, 2007). Aspen books a soprano with a past.
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ignored (help) - Daniel J. Wakin (December 13, 2006). After La Scala Boos, a Tenor Boos Back.
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ignored (help) - Barry Singer (2006). Mission Accomplished. Vol. 56.
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ignored (help) - Martin Kettle (December 13, 2006). A tantrum too far.
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ignored (help) - Anthony Tommasini (June 25, 2006). Nights at the Opera.
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ignored (help) - Daniel J. Wakin (April 30, 2006). Joseph Volpe Bids the Met a Most Operatic Adieu.
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ignored (help) - Norman Lebrecht (December 15, 2004). Banned by the Met.
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ignored (help) - Tim Page (September 19, 2004). Here: Classical Music.
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ignored (help) - Brian Kates (April 28, 2004). Battlefront Witchcraft At The Opera, 1994.
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ignored (help) - Allan Kozinn (March 21, 2004). Music: Debriefing/Joseph Volpe; How Pavarotti Got a Proper Farewell.
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ignored (help) - Ann Patchett (December 29, 2002). The Lives They Lived: The People's Diva.
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ignored (help) - Phillip McCarthy (November 8, 2002). Battle survivor: bruised but unbowed.
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ignored (help) - Alex Ross (November 5, 2001). Metropolitan Lives: It happened at the opera.
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ignored (help) - Bernard Holland (May 2, 1999). Where Opera, For Good Or Ill, Is Grand.
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ignored (help) - Anthony Tommasini (April 13, 1999). Music Review: Battle's Fans Sell Out the House and Stay There.
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ignored (help) - Let Battle commence. March 28, 1998.
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ignored (help) - Geoffrey Wheatcroft (November 22, 1998). Profile: Jessye Norman: Diva who chose the wrong stage.
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ignored (help) - James R. Oestreich (October 12, 1997). Classical Music: After Years on the Fast Track, A Career at a Crossroads.
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ignored (help) - K. Robert Schwarz (October 13, 1996). A Singer and a Niche.
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ignored (help) - Anthony Tommasini (December 16, 1995). Music Review: Life After Met Goes On For Battle, Next Door.
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ignored (help) - Ralph Blumenthal (October 31, 1995). The Volpe Method: Perfection at the Met, or Else.
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ignored (help) - Anthony Tommasini (October 28, 1995). In Performance: Classical Music.
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ignored (help) - Sarah Bryan Miller (August 10, 1995). Battle Fatigue.
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ignored (help) - Jan Breslauer (August 8, 1995). Embattled Opera Queen's Career Takes Another Turn : Kathleen Battle Performs in Her First L.A. Show Since Her Dismissal From the Met.
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ignored (help) - Alex Ross (December 14, 1994). Music Review: Battle Returns to the Recital Stage.
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ignored (help) - John Rockwell (October 16, 1994). The Man Who Would Be Wotan.
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ignored (help) - Allan Kozinn (March 2, 1994). Review/Music; With Theatrics Stripped Away, A Diva Stakes All on Her Voice.
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ignored (help) - Edward Rothstein (February 27, 1994). Classical View: The Undoing Of a Diva: Why Here?.
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ignored (help) - Peter Dobrin (February 24, 1994). Diva - Kathleen Battle Opera's Latest Tower Of Temperament Will Sing With The Philadelphia Orchestra Tomorrow And Saturday, Her First Performances Since Being Fired By The Met Two Weeks Ago.
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ignored (help) - Michael Walsh (February 21, 1994). Battle Fatigue.
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ignored (help) - Soap Opera At The Met. February 20, 1994.
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ignored (help) - Peter Pringle (17 February 1994). Bloody Battle at the Met.: prima donna / chief female singer in opera; temperamentally self-important person.
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ignored (help) - Edward Rothstein (February 16, 1994). Review/Opera; After the Hoopla, 'La Fille du Regiment'.
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ignored (help) - Allan Kozinn (February 13, 1994). FEB. 6-12; High Drama Returns to The Opera.
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ignored (help) - The Met Fires a Diva. February 13, 1994.
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ignored (help) - NPR (February 12, 1994). Opera Singer Kathleen Battle Fired by Met.
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ignored (help) - Allan Kozinn (February 12, 1994). Harolyn Blackwell Marches Off Calmly To Join 'Le Regiment'.
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ignored (help) - Stephen Wigler (February 9, 1994). Temperamental diva deserves her fate.
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ignored (help) - Allan Kozinn (February 8, 1994). The Met Drops Kathleen Battle, Citing 'Unprofessional Actions'.
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ignored (help) - Bernard Holland (January 30, 1993). Kathleen Battle Pulls Out Of 'Rosenkavalier' at Met.
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ignored (help) - John Robinson (October 2, 1992). After the Battle.
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[edit]- You are welcome Doc. I myself am not going to edit the article as I have other editing interests, am in the midst of intense graduate coursework the next couple months, and then go into rehearsals for some intense music making. I hope these are of use to you and others. Best.4meter4 (talk) 12:31, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
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Languages mastered by Battle
[edit]Which languages is Battle mastering?
I heard "Voices of Spring" performed by her from an 1980s recording.
Her voice and mastery of German is more perfect than that of many native german singers. --2A02:908:1256:1DE0:504:5BA6:29B6:BDC3 (talk) 03:37, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
- Opera singers in America generally take courses in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and in diction, and will do language comprehension coursework in only one of the primary languages of opera during their undergraduate studies. In other words, typically singers learn how to pronounce words perfectly through the study of IPA but may not learn the actual meaning of those words (they learn how to mimic language sounds without understanding grammar or vocabulary). They do usually take language acquisition coursework in one of the main languages of opera where they actually learn how to speak and communicate in that language. The primary languages of opera are Italian, French, and German with English, Czech, Spanish, and Russian being secondary languages of importance. Typically singers continue to study languages on their own after college, and many times singers pick up more skills and knowledge about the languages they are singing in while on the job, either through working with foreign colleagues or vocal/language coaches in rehearsal or through living and working abroad. Operas in other languages do exist but are rarely performed outside of the countries that speak those languages. Most opera programs focus almost exclusively on mastering singing in Italian, French, German, and the native language of the student. I have no idea as to what languages Ms. Battle learned and studied in detail, but it is definite that she worked at the very least on mastering the IPA and understanding the language well enough of the characters she played on stage to be a credible actress. I have no idea if her language comprehension grew beyond that to a point where she could communicate well outside of a libretto or pre-written script to the point where she could speak other languages in interviews and things of that nature.4meter4 (talk) 17:24, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for your extensive answer. I guessed that the vocal education is quite good in the US. Another example is Th. Hampson his perfoprmance of "Winterreise" is just aweseome, for an non-German native speaker.
A negative example of a Non-German speaker trying to perfom "Lieder" is Netrebko. She tried to perfom "Morgen" by R. Strauss, and it was just a rape of that song. --2A02:908:1256:1DE0:BD66:9A68:DBC4:F3F2 (talk) 21:57, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
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