Occupation-Entertainer-Opera Singer
Antoine Hodge (1982-2021)
Antoine James Hodge was a critically acclaimed opera singer, best known for his role in Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess.” Hodge...
Audra Ann McDonald (1970- )
Lyric Soprano, Actor, and advocate for equal rights Audra Ann McDonald was born July 3, 1970, in Berlin, Germany, to...
Alyne Dumas Lee (1903-1970)
Lyric soprano soloist Alyne Dumas Lee was born on March 22, 1903, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Joseph and Clora Dumas. She spent her...
Camilla Williams (1919-2012)
Operatic soprano Camilla Williams was born October 18, 1919, in Danville, Virginia to Fannie Carey Williams and Cornelius Booker Williams. The youngest of...
Denyce Graves (1964- )
Denyce Graves is a renowned mezzo-soprano opera singer. She has performed at opera houses around the world and is best known for her roles...
Isola Jones (1949- )
Isola Jones is an internationally-renowned mezzo-soprano opera singer. She is best known for her work with the Metropolitan Opera in...
Arthur Woodley (1949-2020)
Basso cantante (Lyric Bass) Arthur Woodley was born in New York City, New York in 1949 and raised in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands where...
Charlotte Wesley Holloman (1922-2015)
Charlotte Wesley Holloman was an opera singer and voice teacher who taught at Howard University for over twenty years as the only vocal faculty member. She was...
Ryan Speedo Green (1986- )
Ryan S. Green is a bass-baritone opera singer. Born April 1, 1986, in Suffolk, Virginia, his parents, Cecil and Valerie Green,...
