Breaking Into...Opera -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. interviews renowned Opera Singer H. Waring Sharpe.

H. Waring Sharpe, a Chicago native, received his bachelors of music in Vocal Performance from Butler University, and continued his graduate studies in vocal arts at the University of Southern California.  He has performed with Opera Noir, the Opera League of Los Angeles, African-Americans for Los Angeles Opera, the William Grant Still Music Festival, the National Association of Negro Musicians, Opera Buffs, the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra and the Southeast Symphony.

Mr. Sharpe was a Western Regional Finalist in the Met National Council Auditions, a finalist in the Opera Guild of Palm Springs Competition and a 2008 finalist in the Loren Zachary National Voice Competition.

He has performed for Opera Pacific, Utah Opera Festival and San Diego State University, where he is currently in preparation for the title role i