Connections, the Diocese of Southern Ohio’s newsletter, reports:
Before becoming an Episcopal priest, the Rev. Ed Payne was an opera singer. He made his debut singing for the Metropolitan Opera Company in a production of Porgy and Bess. …
Now some 27 years later, the Met is bringing back a production of Porgy and Bess for its 2019 season, and Payne has been invited to audition for a role. His audition date is Tuesday, Sept. 19.
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Connections published a lengthier article about Fr. Payne in its April-May 2014 edition [PDF].
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
