Soprano Kathleen Battle is returning to the Metropolitan Opera at age 75 for a recital on May 12.
FILE - Opera star Kathleen Battle performs during the grand opening gala celebration for the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 19, 2005. Battle, 75, is returning to the Metropolitan Opera for a recital on May 12. – Soprano Kathleen Battle is returning to the Metropolitan Opera for a recital three decades after the company fired her and publicly accused her of “unprofessional actions.
In 1977, Battle made her debut at the Met and became a favorite of music director James Levine. Years later, she walked off the stage during rehearsals in 1993 after battling with conductor Christian Thielemann over tempo and canceled five scheduled performances as Sophie in Richard Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier.”
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