. . . "Conrad, Barbara Smith"@en . "Barbara Smith Conrad"@en . "Barbara Smith"@en . "1940Z"^^ . "Singer" . "Barbara Smith Conrad (born 1940) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano of international acclaim. Born Barbara Smith, she was raised in Center Point near Pittsburg, Texas. In 1957, Barbara Conrad became the focus of a racial controversy revolving around her role in a student opera at The University of Texas at Austin."@en . . .