Barbara Hendricks Biography

Barbara Hendricks is an African-American operatic soprano and concert singer. Hendricks has lived in Europe since 1977 and in Switzerland in Basel since 1985. She is a also citizen of Sweden by marriage.
Hendricks was born in Stephens Arkansas. She graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and chemistry at the age of 20. She then attended Juilliard School of Music in New York where she studied with mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel and participated in master classes led by soprano Maria Callas. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in music.
In 1974 Hendricks made her professional operatic debut in Europe at the Glyndebourne Festival and in America at the San Francisco Opera. During her career she has appeared at major opera houses throughout the world including the Opéra National de Paris the Metropolitan Opera the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and La Scala. In 1998 she sang Liu in the historical performance of Turandot at the Forbidden City in Beijing. Hendricks has performed more than 20 roles 12 of which she has recorded.

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