AfroSolo Presents 'Black Patti'
By: Victoria Myers
AfroSolo Theatre Company proudly joins the San Francisco Theatre Festival in presenting Angela Dean-Baham in Unsung Diva: The Life and Times of Sissieretta Jones, aka Black Patti at the San Francisco Theatre Festival on Sunday, August 27th at 1:55 pm in the Yerba Buena Room, located in the Sony Metreon, Fourth and Mission Streets in San Francisco. This event is free and open to the public.
Ms. Dean-Baham, directed by Rhodessa Jones, will perform an excerpt from Unsung Diva: The Life and Times of Sissieretta Jones, aka Black Patti. Dubbed the "Black Patti", after the renowned Metropolitan Opera singer Adelina Patti, Sissieretta Jones was the most accomplished Black singer of her time. She will premiere the work in AfroSolo Arts Festival 15 at The Marsh, August 21 -24, 2008. For more info visit: www.afrosolo.orgAngela Dean-Baham began her performing career in Cincinnati where as a graduate student, she appeared with the Cincinnati Opera Young Artist Program in the classical operetta Ruddigore. Since relocating to the Bay area, she has become a much sought-after performer and has been recognized for her "exuberant portrayal" and her "distinctive "silvery soprano" voice. She has appeared with Festival Opera of Walnut Creek, Berkeley Opera, Pocket Opera, Oakland Lyric Opera and Oakland Opera Theatre.
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