Wilma A. Shakesnider

A mezzo-sopranoBibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Porgy and Bess: opera in 3 acts. RCA Red Seal RL02109. Catalogue record. (Accessed: 19 October 2026)., a graduate of Juilliard and a former member of its Opera Theatre, who appeared as a guest artist in European cities, in the United States with the American Opera Society and at the Temple University Music Festival, and as a soloist with the New York City, Louisville and North Carolina symphony orchestrasColumbia University Libraries (n.d.) Opera/South third season program, unnumbered page 7. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).. With Opera/South, the opera guild of three Mississippi colleges, she sang Mary in Still's Highway 1, U.S.A. and the Gypsy Girl in Kay's The Juggler of Our Lady in 1972Columbia University Libraries (n.d.) Opera/South third season program, unnumbered page 7. (Accessed: 19 October 2026)., and in 1976 she created Serena in the Houston Grand Opera Porgy and BessPlaybill (n.d.) Porgy and Bess (Broadway, Uris Theatre, 1976). (Accessed: 1 September 2026).Playbill (n.d.) Wilma A. Shakesnider (Performer). (Accessed: 19 October 2026).Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Porgy and Bess: opera in 3 acts. RCA Red Seal RL02109. Catalogue record. (Accessed: 19 October 2026)..