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She is a Mezzo Soprano and began vocal training at the Duke Ellington School Of Arts in Washington in the late 1980s. She also studied at Oberlin Conservatory Of Music and New England Conservatory . She is an alumna of the Wolf Trap Opera Company, which provides further training and experience for young singers who are between their academic training and full-time professional careers. She debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in 1995 and has appeared at many opera houses. Though her Repertoire is extensive, her signature parts are the title roles in '' Carmen '' and '' Samson Et Dalila ''. On January 20 , 2005 , she sang the patriotic song " American Anthem " during the 55th Presidential Inauguration , between the swearing in of Vice President Dick Cheney and the swearing in of President George W. Bush for their second terms in office. Graves sang " America The Beautiful " and " Lord's Prayer " at the Washington National Cathedral during a Memorial Service honoring the victims of 9/11 on September 14 , 2001 , attended by President Bush, members of Congress, other politicians and representatives of foreign governments. In , she has hosted a radio show, ''Voce di Donna'' (''Voice of a Lady''), on XM Satellite Radio . She also performed the opera '' Werther '' with Andrea Bocelli for the Michigan Opera Theatre , the first opera broadcast on the Internet in its entirety in 1999. She is currently an industry panelist on American Idol Underground . On January 2, 2007, Graves performed The Lord's Prayer at the State Funeral For Gerald Ford at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. EXTERNAL LINK |
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