Clamma Churita Dale (born ) is an American operatic soprano. She
portrayed "Bess" in the highly successful Houston Grand Opera
production of Porgy and Bess. The show was transferred from Houston to
Broadway and Dale was awarded a Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in
a musical and received a Tony Award nomination. She won a Grammy award
in for Best Opera Recording of the Porgy & Bess soundtrack.Dale was
born and raised in Chester, Pennsylvania. Her father was a jazz
musician and she received much of her early musical training from him,
playing the clarinet, cello, saxophone, piano, and guitar during her
youth[citation needed] as well as singing in the school choir. She
studied music at Philadelphia's Settlement Music School and then
pursued voice studies at the Juilliard School in New York City and
graduated in . She went on to earn her master's degree from the
Juilliard School in .After graduating from school she worked as a
first grade music teacher in Brooklyn until her singing career began
to take off.
portrayed "Bess" in the highly successful Houston Grand Opera
production of Porgy and Bess. The show was transferred from Houston to
Broadway and Dale was awarded a Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in
a musical and received a Tony Award nomination. She won a Grammy award
in for Best Opera Recording of the Porgy & Bess soundtrack.Dale was
born and raised in Chester, Pennsylvania. Her father was a jazz
musician and she received much of her early musical training from him,
playing the clarinet, cello, saxophone, piano, and guitar during her
youth[citation needed] as well as singing in the school choir. She
studied music at Philadelphia's Settlement Music School and then
pursued voice studies at the Juilliard School in New York City and
graduated in . She went on to earn her master's degree from the
Juilliard School in .After graduating from school she worked as a
first grade music teacher in Brooklyn until her singing career began
to take off.
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