Slack gives "heartbreaking" performance as Serena in University of Michigan "Porgy an
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"Soprano Karen Slack, who was the role of Serena, gave a notably heartbreaking performance of “My Man’s Gone Now.” Her powerful voice and expressiveness sent a wave of anguish over the audience. As Slack sang about the heart-wrenching grief of a widow, I found my own heart aching and paining for Serena’s loss of her husband."
-Michigan Daily
"The deep humanity Robinson conveyed as Porgy and the tonal radiance of Karen Slack as Serena stood out." -Chicago Tribune