OBITUARY: Betty Allen Mezzo-Soprano and Music Teacher Dies

Allen was one of the first black singers to reach prominence on the international opera stage. Later as a teacher and mentor she introduced classical music to children who, like her, grew up poor. Betty Allen, one of the first African American singers to reach prominence on the international opera stage, died June 22 of complications from kidney disease at a hospital in Valhalla, N.Y. She was 82...

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