Afton Battle, General Director of Fort Worth Opera; photo courtesy of Fort Worth Opera. Fort Worth Opera General Director Afton Battle; photo courtesy of Fort Worth ...

A week after Battle resigned as head of the company, the news continues to reverberate. Explore more stories from Arts Access. When Afton Battle resigned last week as head of Fort Worth Opera, the ...

What a year it’s been for the Fort Worth Opera. The company’s last general director, Tuomas Hiltunen, suddenly resigned in January and the pandemic put the kibosh on its entire festival in April and ...

Afton Battle, the first Black female director of the Fort Worth Opera, guided the company through the pandemic as she tried to appeal to a more diverse audience. Battle announced her resignation after ...

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This Nov. 5, an extraordinary experience awaits Metro Detroit audiences: a recital with world-renowned opera singer, Kathleen Battle. If the name doesn’t instantly resonate, it should. The soprano has ...

Fort Worth Opera’s general director Afton Battle. Photos courtesy Fort Worth Opera In a press release Thursday, the Fort Worth Opera (FWO) announced that its general director Afton Battle has been ...

Afton Battle, one of the few Black women to ever run a U.S. opera company, is resigning from Fort Worth Opera. Her last day will be Nov. 23. Keren Carrión / Keren Carrión / KERA News When Afton Battle ...

Fort Worth Opera (FWO) has announced that after a six-month international search, the Board of Trustees has proudly chosen Afton Battle to become the company's eighth general director, effective ...