As a 19-year-old University of Texas student in 1957, Ms. Conrad became the focus of attention when a state legislator objected to her casting in a mixed-race production of “Dido and Aeneas.” Read entire story.
Source: NYT > Music
- On May 24, 2017
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Barbara Smith Conrad, Singer at Center of Integration Dispute, Dies at 79
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