A Maria Ewing Playlist • VAN Magazine Obituary. by Olivia Giovetti January 13, 2022. Tanz der sieben Schleier – Ewing. Maria Ewing and Sir Peter Hall in 1984. 'Passing' Director Rebecca Hall's Mother Maria Ewing Dies At 71 Including interviews with one of the opera world's most sought-after performers. Maria Ewing Maria Ewing (1950-2022) | Presto Music Hall's mother, acclaimed opera singer Maria Ewing, also passed as white, though not necessarily by her own volition. Maria Ewing aka Maria Louise Ewing was an American opera singer has died at the age of 71 at her home outside Detroit. How We Met: Amir Hosseinpour and Maria Ewing - The Independent Maria Ewing, multifaceted opera singer, dies at 71 Tue 11 Mar 2003 11.24 EST. Born in Detroit to a Dutch mother and an African-American father, Ewing was the youngest of four daughters. "She was an extraordinarily gifted artist who by the sheer force of her talent and will catapulted herself to the most rarefied heights of the international opera world," her family said in a statement.