
Obituary: Mezzo-soprano Maria Ewing Passes at 71
Famed mezzo-soprano Maria Ewing has passed at the age of 71. According to her spokeswoman, Bryna Rifkin Ewing died Sunday at her home in Detroit, The Michigan-born singer made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1976 in the role of Cherubino and would sing 96 performances with the company until her finale as Marie in Berg’s “Wozzeck in 1997,” a span {…}