Marian Anderson was known for her famous singing. She first started at six years old at her baptist church.
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 - April 8, 1993) was an African-American contralto, a famous singer of spiritual and operatic music.
Marian Anderson did not write any songs.
Marian Anderson
In 1939, the Daughters of the American Revolution blocked classical singer Marian Anderson from singing in Constitution Hall. Upon hearing this, Eleanor Roosevelt and her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt invited Marian Anderson to perform on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. This concert launched her success and she became an internationally known musician
Marian Anderson was the first black American to perform in the mepotliatian opera. Also she fought for what she believed in.
Marian Anderson has grandparents. One set of them is Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Anderson who were among the first freed black people to settle in Pennsylvania.
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.
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Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson
she was the first afican American to sing as a major playor