'She was deeply loved, and her loss will be felt not only by her family and friends, but by all those around the world who were touched by her singular voice.'īorn in March 1950, Ewing was the daughter of Norman Isaac Ewing and Dutch-born Hermina Maria Veraar. 'She was an extraordinarily gifted artist who by the sheer force of her talent and will catapulted herself to the most rarefied heights of the international opera world. 'On January 9th, 2022, Maria Louise Ewing died of a brief illness at her home outside Detroit, Michigan,' her family said in a statement. Tumultuous marriage: A soprano and mezzo-soprano known for her intense performances, Ewing met Hall, a founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company and then director of the National Theatre, while performing at Glyndebourne in 1979 She went on to become one of the most acclaimed opera singers in the world.Įwing died of a 'brief illness' on Sunday at her home near Detroit, spokeswoman Bryna Rifkin told, while sharing a touching tribute from her family. Rebecca, 39, recently spoke of how her mother's racial heritage had remained an unspoken mystery in her family for many years.īorn in Detroit to a Dutch mother and an African American father, Ewing went to school in Detroit before making her debut in a Metropolitan Opera production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Together, they had a daughter Rebecca, who recently revealed how her maternal grandfather's experience as a biracial man who 'passed' as white and raised his children - including Ewing - as white, informed her directorial debut, Passing, which tells the story about two light-skinned black women who also 'pass'. Published: 11:17 BST, 11 January 2022 | Updated: 12:31 BST, 12 January 2022īiracial opera singer Maria Ewing, the ex-wife of theater director Sir Peter Hall and the mother of actress-director Rebecca Hall, died on Sunday at the age of 71 after suffering from a 'brief illness'.Ī soprano and mezzo-soprano known for her intense performances, Ewing met Hall, a founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company and then director of the National Theatre, while performing at Glyndebourne in 1979 and the pair fell 'madly in love', despite Hall being married to his second wife at the time. Daughter Rebecca drew on her family's experiences being biracial but 'passing' as white to direct film Passing, about two black women who do the same.Met husband Sir Peter at Glyndebourne, an English opera house with an annual opera festival, while he was married to his second wife.She was a soprano and mezzo-soprano known for her intense performances.A spokesperson for Ewing told that the singer died of a 'brief illness', while her family paid tribute to the 'extraordinarily gifted artist'.Ewing, the ex-wife of director Sir Hall and the mother of actress-director Rebecca Hall, died at her home outside of Detroit on Sunday, aged 71.Biracial opera singer Maria Ewing dies after 'brief illness' at age 71: Family pays tribute to 'extraordinarily gifted' Detroiter ex-wife of Sir Peter Hall, whose experience of 'passing' as white inspired daughter Rebecca's directorial debut
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