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Feb. 17, 2010
Pop & Hiss
Jan. 22, 2012
Entertainment & Arts
* “Brava” to The Times for publishing the perceptive commentary by Michelle Krisel concerning Kathleen Battle’s dismissal from the Metropolitan Opera (Feb. 21).
March 8, 1994
Kathleen Battle’s dismissal from the Metropolitan Opera this month was major news in every important American publication.
Feb. 21, 1994
A year from now we will celebrate the 80th anniversary of one of the most important concerts in American history.
April 5, 2018
Politics
Obama campaign primed for general election battle with Romney
April 15, 2012
Bernheimer wasn’t the only one Battle-fatigued by the performance of the dazzling diva, Our Lady of the Endless Encore.
May 22, 1993
World & Nation
June Larson knew something was wrong when her 8-year-old daughter came home from Brownie camp.
April 14, 1985
By any measurement, Kathleen Battle is a major singer in the prime of her artistry.
May 13, 1988
With fame often comes caution, and Kathleen Battle, the internationally renowned soprano, certainly can live up to her name when it comes time to talk to the press.
April 17, 1991