NEA Opera Honors Celebrates Diverse Artists
Oct 30, 2011
Martina Arroyo - 2010 Opera Honoree
Soprano
"If they don't want to hear me sing because of my color, then get someone else. That is your problem. You are the one missing my voice. On the other hand, if you do like me, I'll give you my best."
Lotfi Mansouri - 2009 Opera Honoree
Stage Director and Impresario
"Iran - in the time I was born - was very much traditionalist. Men were not supposed to have anything to do with the arts, especially music."
Leontyne Price - 2008 Opera Honoree
Soprano
"Achievement has nothing except what it is. It has nothing to do with color. It has nothing to do with religion. It has to do with you and your God given talent."
Eve Queler - 2010 Opera Honoree
Music Director
"Eve certainly was one of the first women conductors in the New York, or even the American, music scene. I don't think that Eve thinks about it. I think that Eve just lives and breathes music and opera, and if she were born a giraffe, she would still be doing this."
- Erica Kiesenwetter
Over the years, seventeen opera legends have received an NEA Opera Honor. These recipients, not only represent minority groups, they comprise varied professions. How they each came to the arts is different. Many have worked across arts disciplines. Artists have performed a variety of genres; composers have written different styles and created works that celebrate, and speak to, different audiences. Impresarios have worked to attract diverse audiences through technical innovations and new work. A commonality of all recipients is their passion for opera and their commitment to the next generation of artists, administrations, and audiences.
All NEA Opera Honorees:
John Adams, Martina Arroyo, John Conklin, Frank Corsaro, David DiChiera, Carlisle Floyd, Richard Gaddes, Philip Glass, Marilyn Horne, Speight Jenkins, James Levine, Lotfi Mansouri, Leontyne Price, Eve Queler, Julius Rudel, Risë Stevens, Robert Ward
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