Madame Florence Cole Talbert McCleave To Be Inducted Into Memphis Music Hall of Fame
Madame Florence Cole Talbert McCleave will be inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame on Nov. 8, 2019. McCleave was known as the “First Lady of Grand Opera” and the “Queen of the Concert Stage” during her life. Born in 1890, she was the first African-American woman and opera singer to perform internationally to critical acclaim. She eventually settled {…}