nprmusic: Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955 when she starred
nprmusic: Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955 when she starred in Verdi’s Un Ballo en Maschera. A new live recording of her performance has just been released. To hear her sing phrases like “Il tetto mio penetra,” in her big Act 1 aria, is to hear a voice that Arturo Toscanini said comes around only once in a century. Listen now. -- source link
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