Felicia Weathers

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Felicia Weathers (born 13 August 1937) is an American soprano in opera and concert.

Weathers was born in

Indiana University School of Music, where she studied voice with Dorothee Manski, Charles Kullman, and Frank St. Leger.[1][2] She sang in Zurich, Vienna, Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Paris, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, The Royal Opera, La Scala, Santa Fe Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera
.

One of her supporters was the conductor

recitalist
and concert singer.

Weathers received many international awards, including the Sagittario d'oro award; a national award given by

King Harald; and an honorary doctorate in music from Indiana University (1972). February 13 has been designated "Felicia Weathers Day" by the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. In Germany, she received the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis. In 2011, she was recipient of the National Opera Association's "Lift Every Voice" award.[3]

Her last staged opera performance was in 1999 in Germany, where she sang the role of Chrysothemis in Elektra (R. Strauss). She has continued to sing in concerts and teaches voice and vocal technique.

Weathers directed Madama Butterfly for the Ebony National Opera in New York City and for the Heidelberg Oper in Germany. She directed Il trovatore in Philadelphia and Porgy and Bess in Rio de Janeiro.

References

  1. ^ Bims, Hamilton (May 1970). "Felicia Weathers: Dauntless Diva". Ebony. 25: 52–58 – via Google Books.
  2. ISBN 9780028655710
    .
  3. ^ "Lift Every Voice" Legacy Award Recipients, National Opera Association

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