Background
BATTLE, Kathleen was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Ollie Layne Battle and Grady Battle.
BATTLE, Kathleen was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Ollie Layne Battle and Grady Battle.
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati.
1985/86 season include Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier and Susanna in Figaro, Metropolitan New York, United States premiere parts of Messiaen's St. Francis of Assisi with Boston Symphony Orchestra and recitals United States of America and in Toronto, Paris, Vienna and Florence; appearances in 1986/87 season include Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos and Adina in L’Elisir d’amore, Metropolitan New York and recitals in Japan, London, Salzburg and Vienna; recordings include Brahms Requiem and Songs, Mozart Requiem, Don Giovanni, Seraglio and concert arias, Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera and Berg’s Lulu Suite; New Year’s Eve Gala, Vienna; planned recordings include Faure Requiem; Honorary degree (Cincinnati and Westminster Choir College, Princeton), Grammy Professional debut in Brahms Requiem, Cincinnati May Festival, then Spoleto Festival, Italy 1972. Debut Metropolitan Opera, New York as shepherd in Wagner's Tannhauser 1977. Regular guest with orchestras of New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, L.A., San Francisco, Vienna, Paris and Berlin, at Salzburg, Tanglewood and other festivals, and at the major opera houses including Metropolitan, New York, Covent Garden, London, Paris and Vienna.
Appearances in 1985/86 season include Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier and Susanna in Figaro, Metropolitan New York, United States premiere parts of Messiaen's St. Francis of Assisi with Boston Symphony Orchestra and recitals United States of America and in Toronto, Paris, Vienna and Florence. Appearances in 1986/87 season include Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos and Adina in L’Elisir d’amore, Metropolitan New York and recitals in Japan, London, Salzburg and Vienna.