The singer, 65, has been named Festival Director of the 2025 Cincinnati May Festival.
‘I’m honored,’ she says. ‘Beyond music’s power to express the most profound ideas and feelings, we are learning more every day about its enormous potential to improve our health and well-being. The Festival is programmed with those goals in mind.’
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