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A few words with ... Susan Graham: the opera star on losing her Texas accent in New York, making the president weep at the White House--and getting the giggles in France.(The Music Issue (Texas Monthly Reporter))

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-APR-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: A few words with ... Susan Graham: the opera star on losing her Texas accent in New York, making the president weep at the White House--and getting the giggles in France.(The Music Issue (Texas Monthly Reporter))(Interview)(Biography)

Article Excerpt
Last year you debuted with Houston Grand Opera and this year with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Why did it take so long to get back to Texas? I wish I had the answer to that. Sometimes to be appreciated in your home village you have to go out and prove yourself in other places.

Such as the White House? Yes, I sang for a state dinner last May. What did you sing? I did a program of American songs and ended with "Bless This House." Right after 9/11 somebody said I should sing it, and I thought, "I want to sing it at the White...

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