US-born world renowned classical singer Barbara Hendricks was appointed to the role of Goodwill Ambassador in 1987 and is UNHCR’s longest-serving Ambassador. In 2002, in recognition of her outstanding ...

Barbara Hendricks was born Nov. 20, 1948, in Stephens, Ark., to Malvin and Della Mae Hendricks. As a child, Hendricks and her three siblings, Geneice, Malvin Jr. and Michael, spent a lot of time at ...

Barbara Hendricks was born in Arkansas, USA and received her musical training and her Bachelor of Music at the Juilliard School of Music in New York, where she studied with mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel ...

Barbara Hendricks (born November 20, 1948) is an American operatic soprano and concert singer. Hendricks has lived in Europe since 1977, and in Switzerland in Basel since 1985. She is a citizen of ...