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Marian Anderson
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Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson in 1940, by
Carl Van Vechten
Background information
Born
February 27, 1897
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died
April 8, 1993 (aged 96)
Portland, Oregon
, U.S.
Genres
Opera
Classical
Spiritual
Instruments
Vocals
Years active
1925-1965
Labels
RCA Victor Red Seal
Marian Anderson
(February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993)
[1]
was an American singer of classical music and
spirituals
. Music critic
Alan Blyth
said: "Her voice was a rich, vibrant
contralto
of intrinsic beauty."
[2]
She performed in concert and recital in major music venues and with famous orchestras throughout the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1965. Although offered roles with many important European opera companies, Anderson declined, as she had no training in acting. She preferred to perform in concert and recital only. She did, however, perform
opera
arias within her concerts and recitals. She made many recordings that reflected her broad performance repertoire, which ranged from concert literature to
lieder
to opera to
traditional American songs
and
spirituals
.
[2]
Between 1940 and 1965 the German-American pianist
Franz Rupp
was her permanent accompanist.
[3]
Anderson became an important figure in the struggle for black artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. In 1939, the
Daughters of the American Revolution
(DAR) refused permission for Anderson to sing to an integrated audience in
Constitution Hall
in Washington, DC. The incident placed Anderson into the spotlight of the international community on a level unusual for a classical musician. With the aid of First Lady
Eleanor Roosevelt
and her husband
Franklin D. Roosevelt
, Anderson performed a critically acclaimed open-air concert on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, on the steps of the
Lincoln Memorial
in the capital. She sang before an integrated crowd of more than 75,000 people and a radio audience in the millions.
Anderson continued to break barriers for black artists in the United States, becoming the first black person, American or otherwise, to perform at the
Metropolitan Opera
in New York City on January 7, 1955. Her performance as Ulrica in
Giuseppe Verdi
's
Un ballo in maschera
at the Met was the only time she sang an opera role on stage.
Anderson worked for several years as a delegate to the
United Nations Human Rights Committee
and as a "goodwill ambassadress" for the
United States Department of State
, giving concerts all over the world. She participated in the
civil rights movement
in the 1960s, singing at the
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
in 1963. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Anderson was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom
in 1963, the
Congressional Gold Medal
in 1977, the
Kennedy Center Honors
in 1978, the
National Medal of Arts
in 1986, and a
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
in 1991.