Exposing Perle Noire: the development of Meditations for Joséphine’ by Julia Bullock “Miss Baker… has, alas, almost become a little lady. Her caramel-colored body, which overnight became a legend in Europe, is still magnificent,…
“Back then, I knew more things, more of the dirty tricks which history has covered up. I discussed them only with my friends. Now things have gotten all mixed up in my head. In spite…
Harlem & Hughes on My Mind It was thrilling to be the first singer offered an artist residency at The Met. On my first research visit, my mind reeled as I walked through gallery after…
“This is a musician who delights in making her own rules.” —New Yorker This “exceptional singer of the new generation” (The New York Times), hailed as “opulent and glorious” by Opera News, adds her voice—both…
