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On this day, January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_7• 1955 – Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
Un Ballo in Maschera: Act I: Zitti... l'incanto non dèssi turbare - Re dell'abisso, affrettati
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Un Ballo in Maschera: Act I: Zitti... l'incanto non dèssi turbare - Re dell'abisso, affrettati · Dimitri Mitropoulos · Giuseppe Verdi · Marian Anderson · Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Marian Anderson - Topic
1.52K subscribers
6,272 views Jul 15, 2015
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Un Ballo in Maschera: Act I: Zitti... l'incanto non dèssi turbare - Re dell'abisso, affrettati · Dimitri Mitropoulos · Giuseppe Verdi · Marian Anderson · Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Un Ballo in Maschera: Re dell'abisso affrettati
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Un Ballo in Maschera: Re dell'abisso affrettati · Marian Anderson · Jan Peerce · Dimitri Mitropoulos · Giuseppe Verdi
Victor Vocal Series
℗ Originally Recorded 1955. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Released on: 1989-07-03
Reissue Producer: John Pfeiffer
Re- Mastering Supervisor: Nathaniel Johnson
Re- Mastering Engineer: David Satz
Associated Performer: Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Associated Performer: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Librettist: Antonio Somma
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Marian Anderson - Topic
1.52K subscribers
2,544 views Dec 25, 2016
Provided to YouTube by RCA Gold Seal
Un Ballo in Maschera: Re dell'abisso affrettati · Marian Anderson · Jan Peerce · Dimitri Mitropoulos · Giuseppe Verdi
Victor Vocal Series
℗ Originally Recorded 1955. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Released on: 1989-07-03
Reissue Producer: John Pfeiffer
Re- Mastering Supervisor: Nathaniel Johnson
Re- Mastering Engineer: David Satz
Associated Performer: Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Associated Performer: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Librettist: Antonio Somma
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Tue Jan 9, 2024: On January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera.
Sat Jan 7, 2023: On this day, January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson performed at the Metropolitan Opera.