On Friday, African-American opera legend Shirley Verrett presented a master class for several talented students of the Gerdine Young Artists Program of the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. This event is ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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. What to ...

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 ...

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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 ...