Marian Anderson: The Most Modest Trailblazer
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Marian Anderson: The Most Modest Trailblazer
The Black contralto put European art music and African-American spirituals in parity — and in her art, paved the way for generations of singers after her, both inside and outside classical music.
Aug 27, 2019
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The incredible life of Marian Anderson, a groundbreaking African American opera singer who overcame racial discrimination to become a legendary voice of freedom and hope, performing at the Lincoln Memorial and breaking numerous barriers in the music world. | Mark Todd
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Anchored by key performances in her career, "Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands" shows how her quiet genius and breathtaking voice set the stage for Black performers in classical music. Later, she brought her resolute character to the fight for civil rights. "Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands" premieres February 8 at 9/8c on PBS. [VID: Archival footage and photographs of Marian Anderson with voiceover from experts and Anderson herself. Transcript: She was the first African
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Anchored by key performances in her career, "Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands" shows how her quiet genius and breathtaking voice set the stage for Black performers in classical music. Later, she brought her resolute character to the fight for civil rights. "Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands" premieres February 8 at 9/8c on PBS. [VID: Archival footage and photographs of Marian Anderson with voiceover from experts and Anderson herself. Transcript: She was the first African
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Through her recordings, Marian Anderson brought Black artistry to white audiences and helped popularize African-American spirituals. VOICE OF FREEDOM premieres Mon Feb 15 at 9/8c on PBS → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/voice-freedom | American Experience | PBS
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Through her recordings, Marian Anderson brought Black artistry to white audiences and helped popularize African-American spirituals. VOICE OF FREEDOM premieres Mon Feb 15 at 9/8c on PBS → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/voice-freedom | American Experience | PBS
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On this day in 1939, Marian Anderson sang a public concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. She was originally slated to use Constitution Hall, but the DAR barred Anderson, citing their white-artists-only clause. Sound ON 🔊 to hear her powerful performance in a clip from Smithsonian Spotlight: Scurlock Studio. https://bit.ly/2Fc1J3z | Smithsonian Channel
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On this day in 1939, Marian Anderson sang a public concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. She was originally slated to use Constitution Hall, but the DAR barred Anderson, citing their white-artists-only clause. Sound ON 🔊 to hear her powerful performance in a clip from Smithsonian Spotlight: Scurlock Studio. https://bit.ly/2Fc1J3z | Smithsonian Channel
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On this day in 1939, Marian Anderson was barred from entering DAR Constitution Hall. Anderson was refused the stage because she was black. Instead, she gave a public concert before an audience of 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial. This clip of the concert comes from Smithsonian Spotlight: Scurlock Studio. https://bitly.com/2QJYV0i | Smithsonian Channel
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On this day in 1939, Marian Anderson was barred from entering DAR Constitution Hall. Anderson was refused the stage because she was black. Instead, she gave a public concert before an audience of 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial. This clip of the concert comes from Smithsonian Spotlight: Scurlock Studio. https://bitly.com/2QJYV0i | Smithsonian Channel
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On Easter Sunday, 1939, Marian Anderson stood in front of the band on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and stared out at an audience of 75,000. With tears in her eyes, the accomplished contralto sang "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" and "America" with heart-breaking pathos. Ms. Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 27, 1897. She would grow up to be the first African American to perform at both the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and at the White House. | American Expe
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On Easter Sunday, 1939, Marian Anderson stood in front of the band on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and stared out at an audience of 75,000. With tears in her eyes, the accomplished contralto sang "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" and "America" with heart-breaking pathos. Ms. Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 27, 1897. She would grow up to be the first African American to perform at both the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and at the White House. | American Expe
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Singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Washington, D.C.'s Constitution Hall because of her skin color. The controversy led to a historic Easter Sunday recital in 1939 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before an audience of more than 75,000. https://cbsn.ws/3djpfL9 | CBS News
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Singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Washington, D.C.'s Constitution Hall because of her skin color. The controversy led to a historic Easter Sunday recital in 1939 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before an audience of more than 75,000. https://cbsn.ws/3djpfL9 | CBS News
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In January 1957, Marian Anderson sang the national anthem at Dwight Eisenhower's second inauguration, becoming the first Black woman to do so. | American Experience | PBS
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A PHILLY LEGEND COMES TO LIFE: The legacy of famed African-American opera singer Marian Anderson is enshrined in a new locally produced documentary! Going the Distance Films is premiering "Once in a Hundred Years, the Life and Legacy of Marian Anderson" tonight with a sold-out show at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia! We caught up with the director and editor for a look behind this spotlight on a groundbreaking American figure. Read more: https://6abc.com/5153272/ | 6abc Action News
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Why was Marian Anderson billed as a contralto, the lowest possible female voice, even though she could also sing the high notes of a soprano? "Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands" premieres February 8 at 9/8c on PBS. [VID: Interviews with historians and opera singers accompanied by black and white photographs of Marian Anderson and recordings of her voice. Transcript: Although she had a three-octave range, she sang in the contralto mode -- contralto being the lowest possible female voi
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