Detroit-born opera singer Maria Ewing dies at 71
Ewing, who was biracial, is the mother of actress and “Passing” director Rebecca Hall. American opera singer Maria Ewing has passed away at age of 71 after suffering from a ‘brief illness’. The singer’s spokesperson, Bryna Rifkin, said she died Sunday in her home in Detroit, The Associated Press reports. “She was an extraordinarily gifted…