Marian Anderson: A Great Singer (Great African Americans) A biography of the famous opera singer who overcame prejudices to become the first African American to sing a featured role with the New York Metropolitan Opera Company and who later served as a deleg
| Title | : | Marian Anderson: A Great Singer (Great African Americans) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.79 (665 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0766016765 |
| Format Type | : | Library Binding |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2001-09-27 |
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A biography of the famous opera singer who overcame prejudices to become the first African American to sing a featured role with the New York Metropolitan Opera Company and who later served as a delegate to the United Nations.
Editorial : From School Library Journal Gr 3-5-This revision is a superb introduction to the life of this remarkable woman. Miss Anderson, as she was known, was born into humble surroundings in 1897 in Philadelphia. At the age of six, she began singing in her church choir. She took music lessons from Giuseppe Boghetti, a renowned teacher. Despite a disastrous New York City debut and incidents of racism, Miss Anderson sang at many places in the United States, including the White House, Lincoln Memorial, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Although a few changes have been made to the 1991 text, including the addition of the singer's death in 1993, the majority of the changes are graphical. The original included several illustrations that have been mostly replaced with clear, crisp, black-and-white photographs. The layout has been reworked for a more clean and contemporary look. A time line has been added, as well as a page of further resources, which includes Internet addresses. Even librar
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