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Shirley Verrett

Shirley Verrett, who died on November 5 aged 79, was a black opera star who during the 1960s and 1970s forged an independent-minded path through the barriers of race, religion and gender to establish herself as one of the most dramatic and powerful singers on the stage.

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Shirley Verrett

Shirley Verrett, who died on November 5 aged 79, was a black opera star who during the 1960s and 1970s forged an independent-minded path through the barriers of race, religion and gender to establish herself as one of the most dramatic and powerful singers on the stage.

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