Marian Anderson
Born: 27th February 1897, Philadelphia
Died: 8th April 1993, Portland, Oregon
Nationality: American
Marian Anderson was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to spirituals. Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throughout the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1965.
Anderson was an important figure in the struggle for African-American artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. In 1939 during the era of racial segregation, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) refused to allow Anderson to sing to an integrated audience in Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. The incident placed Anderson in the spotlight of the international community on a level unusual for a classical musician.
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Verdi: A Masked Ball (Highlights)
Leonard Warren (baritone), Marian Anderson (contralto), Jan Peerce (tenor), Zinka Milanov (soprano), Roberta Peters (soprano), Metropolitan Opera, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Erich Leinsdorf
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Verdi: Don Carlo | Four-act version in Italian
Mario Filippeschi (Don Carlo), Boris Christoff (Filippo II), Tito Gobbi (Rodrigo), Antonietta Stella (Elisabetta di Valois), Elena Nicolai (Eboli), Giulio Neri (Il Grande Inquisitore), Loretta Di Lelio (Tebaldo) Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Gabriele Santini
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Victor Vocal Series
Marian Anderson (contralto), Joseph Fuchs (violin), Kosti Vehanen (piano), Franz Rupp (piano), Hans Leschke (chorus master), William Primrose (viola), Jan Peerce (tenor) Robert Shaw, Charles O'Connell, Pierre Monteux, Eugene Ormandy, Dimitri Mitropoulos
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Legendary Singers in Rare Live Broadcast Performances
Rudy Vallée, Margarete Matzenauer, Adrienne Matzenauer, Maria Jeritza, Ernestine Schumann-Heink (contralto), Milton Cross, Joseph Schmidt, Marian Anderson (contralto), Armand Tokatyan, Ben Grauer, Erna Sack, Lauritz Melchior (tenor), Richard Tauber (tenor), Kirsten Flagstad (soprano), Fleischmann Hour Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Holland Symphony Orchestra, Magic Key Orchestra, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Oswald Kabasta, Piet Dieckers, Edwin McArthur
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