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.
The first black woman to sing with the MET in New York was Marian Anderson, contralto.
Miss Marian Anderson was the first African American, to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on January 7, 1955. Miss Leontyne Price on January 27, 1961 she made an historic debut in at the Metropolitan Opera the final ovation lasted at least 35 minutes, one of the longest in Met history.
According to Wikipedia: "Marian Anderson made history...as the first African-American to sing on the Met stage. Robert McFerrin followed with his Met debut in the same month, January 1955. Thus, Robert McFerrin became the first black man to sing at the Metropolitan Opera. "Rarely stated in the great publicity surrounding Marian Anderson's accomplishment is the fact that McFerrin was already engaged to make his debut when Anderson received her contract."
Contralto opera singer, Marion Anderson, was the first black woman to sing the national anthem publicly. She performed the anthem at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, in 1939.
Jessye Norman sang a solo called Tannhauser by Wagner. Jessye did this at her operatic debut at the Deutsche Opera Berlin.
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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.
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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.
In January 1955 Robert McFerrin Sr.(father of Bobby McFerrin, of "Don't worry be happy" fame)became the first black man to sing as a member of the New York Metropolitan Opera when he debuted as Amonasro, in Verdi's "Aida."
Marian Anderson 27th February 1897 [or 1899] - 8th April 1993 the American contralto was the first Negro singer at the Metropolitan opera in 1955.
Marian Anderson was the first black performer ever to sing solo at the Met. Her debut performance took place on January 7th, 1955.
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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.
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.