On January 9th, 2022, the world of opera lost one of the most important singing-actresses of her generation: the incomparable Maria Ewing. Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA, on March 27th, 1950, she was the youngest of four sisters; her mother was Dutch and her father African American. She was well known in the opera world for her extraordinary versatility, singing roles as diverse in musical styles as Dido (Dido and Aeneas), Poppea (L’Incoronazione di Poppea), Idamante (Idomeneo),...