Soloman Howard was awarded the 2021 Ambassador of the Arts on Dec. 12, 2023 during at a Legacy Society Celebration. The ceremony had been postponed due to COVID-19. The event featured performances by tenor Walter Pierce Pearson IV, a member of our Children of the Gospel Choir, and pianist Dr. Lester Green, and soprano Ailyn Pérez. “What an honor it {…}

(Credit: Jon Adjahoe) The Washington Performing Arts has announced that operatic bass and social justice advocate Soloman Howard is the recipient of its 2021 Ambassador of the Arts Award. Howard is a well-known bass who has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera House, Los Angeles Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, San Francisco Opera, Teatro Real, and Teatro Municipal de {…}