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But the classical crossover vocalist is also hoping to use
that inaugural performance in January to secure a meeting with
Trump over his decision to revoke guidance to U.S. public
schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms of their
choice.
Evancho, whose sister Juliet is transgender, is still waiting
for a response to her February request on Twitter for the
meeting.
"If I had the chance to sit down with (Trump), I would want to
talk about how it's more of a civil rights issue and there needs
to be some sort of legislation or federal law that ensures the
protection and safety of my sister and other transgenders,"
Evancho, who turns 17 on Sunday, told Reuters Television.
"It is a super dangerous concept to be in a restroom that you do
not identify with and it's scary and I don't think anyone should
have to deal with that," she added.
Evancho found fame as a 10-year-old with an adult opera singer's
voice on the television show "America's Got Talent."
She was the target of attacks on social media after agreeing to
sing the U.S. national anthem at Trump's inauguration, but said
her decision was not guided by politics.
"It was a scary concept at first, but then I realized I'm not
doing this for politics. I'm doing this for my country and this
is a huge honor; this shouldn't be something I should be scared
of. And so I said, 'OK, we're going to do this,'" she said.
Now Evancho is aiming to widen her appeal with the album "Two
Hearts," which includes pop songs and some of her own
songwriting. Evancho worked on the album for over a year.
"This is something most people don't do - there's two genres on
one album. Completely different sides of my voice which is kind
of the name, two hearts, that's where it comes from," she said.
"Two Hearts," was released on March 31.
(Reporting by Reuters Television, editing by G Crosse)
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