Kathleen Battle’s “Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey” March 29, 2018
My motivation to attend the January 21, 2012 UNDERGROUND RAILROAD spirituals concert featuring soprano Kathleen Battle with Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers at UCLA Royce Hall was the final opportunity to hear the quintessential soprano. Ms. Battle had not performed in an opera at the Met since 1994 and was seldom seen in recital. The softness,…