Laquita Mitchell
Laquita Mitchell (born 1976/1977) is an American operatic soprano. She won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2004. She is known for creating the role of Julie in Omar by Rhiannon Giddens, for starring in performances of La bohème, Carmen, Aida, Don Giovanni, and The Marriage of Figaro in leading American and international houses, for many international performances first as Clara and later as Bess in Porgy and Bess, including a DVD with the San Francisco Opera with Eric Owens as Porgy. She notably performed Paul Moravec's Sanctuary Road many times, and recorded the piece live at Carnegie Hall in an album that was nominated for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
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