| Birth Day | September 15, 1945 |
| Birth Place | Augusta, GA |
| Age | 78 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
American opera singer best known for her roles in the operas of
She was singing in the Mount Calvary Baptist Church by age four.
She received a Grammy for Lifetime Achievement in 2006.
His father was an insurance salesman and his mother was a schoolteacher.
In 1980, she played the title role in the Richard Strauss opera Ariadne auf Naxos.
