2016 Gold Nugget: Barbara Divis
BARBARA DIVIS
B.M. IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE, 1987
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
"UTEP provided the foundation for a singing career that took Barbara Divis across the U.S. to perform lead roles in well-known operas such as Giacomo Puccini’s 'Madama Butterfly' where she performed as the title character Cio-Cio-San in seven productions. She has performed professionally in 35 productions, most of them lead roles, around the United States between 1984 and her retirement in 2011. Music from Divis’ CDs are featured in the book, 'Operaville,' by Michael J. Vaughan, available online."