Awards and Honors
- Grammy, Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance for Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart, 1986.
- Grammy, Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance for Salzburg Recital, 1987.
- Grammy, Best Opera Recording for Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos, 1987.
- Laurence Olivier Award, Best Performance in a New Opera Production for Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, Royal Opera, London, 1985.
- Grammy, Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance for Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall (Handel, Mozart, Liszt, Strauss, etc.), 1992.
- Emmy, Outstanding Individual Achievement – Classical Music/Dance Programming – Performance for the Metropolitan Opera Silver Anniversary Gala, 1992.
- Grammy, Best Opera Recording for Handel: Semele, 1993.
- Battle is the recipient of six honorary doctorates from American universities. They include: the University of Cincinnati, Westminster Choir College, Ohio University, Xavier University, Amherst College, and Seton Hall University.
- NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award, 1999.
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