Classical Music Magazine
September 2019
From witches and Wagner to women championing body positivity, the mezzo soprano talks all things opera with Lisa Houston…
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Classical Music Magazine
The Guardian
September 2019
The mezzo-soprano on her Appalachian childhood, her sexuality, why she’s quit dieting – and her forthcoming Proms reveal…
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The American Magazine
September 2019
“I had the pleasure of singing Brahms' 'Alto Rhapsody' at the Proms back in 2015 with Marin Alsop, and I remember the energy of the crowd nearly bowling me over when I walked out! I think I could have reached out and literally touched some of the people in the standing section of the crowd directly in front of me – it's an event that is simultaneously intimate and absolutely massive at the same time.”
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Opera America Magazine
Fall 2019
“Growing up on a small farm in the northwest Georgia mountains, “music” meant many things to me — bluegrass, classic rock, church hymns — but never in a million years did I imagine that classical music would become a defining element in my life.”
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BBC Music Magazine
August 2019
Barton’s turn in the SW7 spotlight (in a year which happens to mark 50 years since the Stonewall riots) is likely to be an especially fabulous reflection of what she proudly describes as her truth. “I feel that promoting and celebrating love in all its forms is something we can all get behind.”
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