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The first African-American to sing WITH the Met, as you ask, was soprano
Leontyne Price, who was invited to sing at a "Met Jamboree" fundraiser on April 6,
1953 at the Ritz Theater on Broadway. The first African-American to sing AT the
Met was contralto Marian Anderson, who sang the role of Ulrica in Verdi's Un Ballo
in Maschera, (A Masked Ball), on January 7, 1955.
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Who was the 1st black to appear at the Metropolitan Opera House?
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.
First black American to sing with the metropolitan opera company in philadelphia?
Elizabeth walker
Who was ther first black prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera Company?
Janet Collins
Who is the first black woman to sing at Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City?
Marian Anderson 27th February 1897 [or 1899] - 8th April 1993 the American contralto was the first Negro singer at the Metropolitan opera in 1955.
Who is the first black soloist to sing the Metropolitan Opera of New York City?
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.
Who was the first black American member of the Metropolitan Opera?
Marian Anderson
Who is the first black member of the metropolitan opera?
cameron addamsLeontyne price
Was Janet Collins the first black ballerina?
She was the first black ballerina to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in 1951.
Who was the first black American to be a member of the Metropolitan Opera in 1955?
Marian Anderson
First black to sing with the Metropolitan Opera?
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.
Why was Anderson's performance in an opera at the metropolitan opera house in New York city important?
she was the first black opera singer to pro form there
Who was the first black woman to sing with the New York Metropolitan Opera?
Marian Anderson.
