Marian Anderson [1899 - 1993] during 1955 as Ulrica the fortune-teller in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera [A masked ball]
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 to be named a permanent member of Metropolitan Opera Company. Her first performance at the Met being in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera in 1955 - the part of Ulrica
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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.
Contralto, Marian Anderson.
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.
Baritone Robert McFerrin Sr. (March 19, 1921 - November 24, 2006) was the first African-American male to sing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.