Kathleen Battle


Biography

Kathleen Battle was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. She appeared in a number of television specials, including "Met Centennial Gala Telecast" (1983-84), "Gala of Stars 1986" (PBS, 1985-86) and "Le Nozze di Figaro" (PBS, 1985-86). She also appeared in "The All-Star Salute to Ford's Theatre" (CBS, 1985-86) and "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 1987" (PBS, 1986...

Biography

Kathleen Battle was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. She appeared in a number of television specials, including "Met Centennial Gala Telecast" (1983-84), "Gala of Stars 1986" (PBS, 1985-86) and "Le Nozze di Figaro" (PBS, 1985-86). She also appeared in "The All-Star Salute to Ford's Theatre" (CBS, 1985-86) and "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 1987" (PBS, 1986-87). She worked in television in her early acting career as well, including a part on "Evening at Pops" (PBS, 1969-2002). She also contributed to a variety of television specials, including "Great Moments From the Met" (1989-1990), "Kathleen Battle & Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals" (PBS, 1990-91) and "The Magic Flute" (PBS, 1990-91). Battle's music was most recently used in the action picture "House of Flying Daggers" (2004) with Zhang Ziyi.

Filmography

 

Music (Feature Film)

House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Song Performer
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Song

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Other

Cast (Special)

America's Millennium (1999)
An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre (1999)
30th NAACP Image Awards (1999)
Performer
25th International Emmy Awards (1998)
Presenter
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Opening Night Gala (1998)
Kathie Lee: Just in Time For Christmas (1996)
1996 Trumpet Awards (1996)
The Kennedy Center 25th Anniversary Celebration (1996)
An Evening With Kathleen Battle and Thomas Hampson (1995)
Performer
1991 Grammy Awards (1993)
Performer
An American Reunion: New Beginnings, Renewed Hope (1993)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1993)
Performer
The Essence Awards (1993)
Performer
L'Elisir d'Amore (1992)
Kathleen Battle and Wynton Marsalis: Baroque Duet (1992)
Kathleen Battle at the Metropolitan Museum (1992)
The Metropolitan Opera Silver Anniversary (1992)
Performer
The 1991 Miss America Pageant (1991)
A Carnegie Hall Christmas (1991)
The Magic Flute (1991)
Great Moments From the Met (1990)
Kathleen Battle & Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals (1990)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1989)
Carmina Burana With Seiji Ozawa Conducting the Berlin Philharmonic and Kathleen Battle (1989)
Ariadne auf Naxos (1988)
Christmas in Washington 1988 (1988)
Don Giovanni (1988)
FROM VIENNA: THE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION (1987)
Performer
New York Philharmonic New Year's Gala Concert (1987)
The 29th Annual Grammy Awards (1987)
Performer
The All-Star Salute to Ford's Theatre (1986)
Performer
Le Nozze di Figaro (1986)
Gala of Stars 1986 (1986)
Met Centennial Gala Telecast (1983)

Music (Special)

An Evening With Kathleen Battle and Thomas Hampson (1995)
Song Performer
An American Reunion: New Beginnings, Renewed Hope (1993)
Song Performer
Kathleen Battle at the Metropolitan Museum (1992)
Vocalist ("Summertime" "Das Veilchen" "Sweeter Than Roses" "He'S Got The Whole World In His Hands" "Swing Low Sweet Chariot")
A Carnegie Hall Christmas (1991)
Song Performer
Great Moments From the Met (1990)
Song Performer
Kathleen Battle & Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals (1990)
Song Performer
Carmina Burana With Seiji Ozawa Conducting the Berlin Philharmonic and Kathleen Battle (1989)
Song Performer
Christmas in Washington 1988 (1988)
Song Performer
New York Philharmonic New Year's Gala Concert (1987)
Soloist

Life Events

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