Local soprano is new boss at Fort Worth Opera

Local soprano is new boss at Fort Worth Opera

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norman lebrecht

November 18, 2022

The sun barely set in Texas before they rounded up another steer else to run the troubled opera company.

Afton Battle, the first African-American to run a major opera, quit just three weeks ago.

Her replacement is Angela Turner Wilson, 51, Fort Worth-based soprano and Texas Christian University’s chair of the vocal arts division.

“We were looking for strong leadership, performance experience on a national scale and someone who knows how to manage and grow an important arts organization,” said Fort Worth Opera Board Vice Chairman Hayne Shumate.

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