Contralto Marian Anderson on January 7, 1955. She was actually the first black person period, not just African-American, to perform at the prestigious Met.
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Marian Anderson was the first African-American sing for the Metropolitan Opera [1955] and also the first to be named a permanent member of Metropolitan Opera Company.
Marian Anderson
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Marian Anderson when she sang the part of Ulrica in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera during 1955. She was also the first African-American to be named a permanent member of Metropolitan Opera Company.
She was the first black ballerina to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in 1951.
Marian Anderson
The first black woman or man to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City was Marian Anderson. She did this on January 7, 1955.
she was the first black opera singer to pro form there