HOUSTON โ Renowned soprano, Nicole Heaston, is one of the most important local voices in opera and a frequent Houston Grand Opera collaborator.
โItโs a performance that Houston Grand Opera puts on and Iโm co-hosting with Larry (Lawrence) Brownlee, that has all African American singers, and weโre singing standards, opera.
I sang gospel music, I sang spirituals, but once I got into high school, my music teacher said, โYouโre an opera singer and youโre a soprano,โ because Iโve been singing alto.
And I said, โBlack people donโt sing opera,โ and she said โYes, they do,โโ remembered Heaston.
Giving Voice 2021 is available to stream for free on the Houston Grand Operaโs website, now through Feb. 21.