Cultural Icon, Opera Singer and Actress - Kendra Wilkerson

Cultural Icon, Opera Singer and Actress Kendra Wilkerson recently won the American Prize in Voice Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award for Art SongOpera Singer and Actress Kendra Wilkerson has become an award winning opera singer recognized for music recordings. Traditionally, opera is a European art form, but with the new, innovative conventions of modern day film and performance, American opera has forged a new path, redefining what American opera is and can become. Kendra is a cultural icon and a professional opera singer for America and International Opera. She recently released an EP, Opera Competition: The Mixtape, Vol 1-EP, which includes award winning songs from composers such as Mozart, Wolf, Hageman and Schubert. She has also participated in beauty pageants and won the American Prize in Voice Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award for Art Song. Her Latin American flare with African American roots has allowed her to turn her career from rags to riches. kendrasingsopera.comAbout Kendra Wilkerson Kendra Wilkerson is an expressly energizing coloratura soprano that currently lives in San Antonio, the south-central region is Texas. While she was a student, she was an active member of The Grammy Recording Academy as a student. Some of her recent opera roles included Olga in the operetta A dream is a dream is a dream, which premiered at the McNay Museum of Art for their Picasso to Hockney : Treasures for the Tobin Collection of Theater Arts. Kendra is a graduate of Texas A&M University where she studied Communications and Vocal Performance. While a student at University of the Incarnate Word, She was awarded 5rd place for The National Association of Teachers of Singing South Texas Region competition in the college division. Kendra is a sexual assault survivor, friend and advocate of the LGBTQ communities and believes in raising awareness of the need for economic opportunity and stability with the classical music community. Among judge comments: “Nice preparation! Scads of potential, keep up the good work! Look forward to hearing more of you!” “You are a lovely and talented young lady. Continue to work hard.kendrasingsopera.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.Subscribe now at YouTube.com/@RefocusedNetworkThank you for your time.