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Black voices rise : African American artists at the Met, 1955-1985.

Title
Black voices rise : African American artists at the Met, 1955-1985.
Publication
  • [New York] : The Metropolitan Opera, [2019]
  • ℗2019

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Additional Authors
  • Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
  • Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984
  • McFerrin, Robert, 1921-2006
  • Dobbs, Mattiwilda
  • Grist, Reri
  • Price, Leontyne
  • Shirley, George
  • Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023
  • Arroyo, Martina
  • Verrett, Shirley
  • Mitchell, Leona
  • Battle, Kathleen
  • Norman, Jessye
  • Fassbaender, Brigitte
  • Quivar, Florence
  • Estes, Simon
  • Alexander, Roberta
  • Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960
  • Cleva, Fausto
  • Morel, Jean, 1903-1975
  • Varviso, Silvio
  • Schippers, Thomas
  • Krips, Josef
  • Lombard, Alain
  • Mehta, Zubin
  • Conlon, James, 1950-
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021
  • McFerrin, Bobby
  • Wheeler, Maurice B.
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
  • Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.
  • Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
  • Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
  • Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
  • Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
  • Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
  • Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra, instrumentalist
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus, singer
Description
1 audio disc (77:36); 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
African American artists at the Met, 1955-1985
Subject
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) > History
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Operas > Excerpts
  • African American singers
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Excerpts.
  • History.
  • Live sound recordings.
  • Operas.
Note
  • Opera arias and duets.
  • Title from disc label.
  • Foreword by Bobby McFerrin, program notes by Maurice Wheeler, and biographical notes on the singers in English (26 unnumbered pages : portraits) inserted in container.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian, German, French, or English.
Contents
Un ballo in maschera. "Zitti ... l'incanto non dèssi turbare--Re dell'abisso, affrettati" / Verdi (Marian Anderson, Jan Peerce ; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor) (December 10, 1955) (6:20) -- Rigoletto. "Pari siamo!" / Verdi (Robert McFerrin ; Fausto Cleva, conductor) (February 1956) (3:46) -- Les contes d'Hoffmann. "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" / Offenbach (Mattiwilda Dobbs ; Jean Morel, conductor) (February 7, 1959) (5:32) -- Il barbiere di Siviglia. "Una voce poco fa" / Rossini (Reri Grist ; Silvio Varviso, conductor) (March 19, 1966) (6:26) -- Aida. "Qui Radamès verrà! ... O patria mia" / Verdi (Leontyne Price ; Thomas Schippers, conductor) (February 25, 1967) (6:43) -- Die Zauberflöte. "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" / Mozart (George Shirley ; Josef Krips, conductor) (March 4, 1967) (3:45) -- Carmen. "Quant je vous aimerai? ... L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (habanera) / Bizet (Grace Bumbry ; Alain Lombard, conductor) (April 20, 1968) (5:02) -- Il trovatore. "D'amor sull'ali rosee" / Verdi (Martina Arroyo ; Zubin Mehta, conductor) (March 13, 1971) (4:23) -- Tosca. "Vissi d'arte" / Puccini (Shirley Verrett ; James Conlon, conductor) (January 6, 1979) (3:56) -- Ernani. "Surta è la notte ... Ernani! Ernani, involami" / Verdi (Leona Mitchell ; James Levine, conductor) (December 17, 1983) (4:30) -- Le nozze di Figaro. "Giunse alfin il momento ... Deh vieni non tardar" / Mozart (Kathleen Battle ; James Levine, conductor) (December 14, 1985) (5:47) -- Tannhäuser. "Dich, teure Halle" / Wagner (Jessye Norman ; James Levine, conductor) (January 24, 1987) (5:20) -- Der Rosenkavalier. "Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren" / Strauss (Brigitte Fassbaender, Barbara Hendricks ; James Levine, conductor) (February 21, 1987) (6:43) -- Porgy and Bess. "My man's gone now" / the Gershwins (Florence Quivar ; James Levine, conductor) (March 23, 1985) (4:06) -- Porgy and Bess. "Bess, you is my woman now" / the Gershwins (Simon Estes, Roberta Alexander ; James Levine, conductor) (March 23, 1985) (5:17).
Call Number
*LDC 40006
LCCN
810004201057
OCLC
1122566261
Title
Black voices rise : African American artists at the Met, 1955-1985.
Publisher
[New York] : The Metropolitan Opera, [2019]
Copyright Date
℗2019
Playing Time
000620 000346 000532 000626 000643 000345 000502 000423 000356 000430 000547 000520 000643 000406 000517
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audio disc
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
CD audio
Performer
Various singers ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus (1st, 3rd, 7th, 10th,14th tracks) and Orchestra ; various conductors.
Language
Sung in Italian, German, French, or English.
Added Author
Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993, singer.
Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984, singer.
McFerrin, Robert, 1921-2006, singer.
Dobbs, Mattiwilda, singer.
Grist, Reri, singer.
Price, Leontyne, singer.
Shirley, George, singer.
Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023, singer.
Arroyo, Martina, singer.
Verrett, Shirley, singer.
Mitchell, Leona, singer.
Battle, Kathleen, singer.
Norman, Jessye, singer.
Fassbaender, Brigitte, singer.
Quivar, Florence, singer.
Estes, Simon, singer.
Alexander, Roberta, singer.
Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960, conductor.
Cleva, Fausto, conductor.
Morel, Jean, 1903-1975, conductor.
Varviso, Silvio, conductor.
Schippers, Thomas, conductor.
Krips, Josef, conductor.
Lombard, Alain, conductor.
Mehta, Zubin, conductor.
Conlon, James, 1950- conductor.
Levine, James, 1943-2021, conductor.
McFerrin, Bobby, writer of foreword.
Wheeler, Maurice B., writer of added commentary.
Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ballo in maschera. Re dell'abisso affrettati.
Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Pari siamo!
Container of (work): Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Contes d'Hoffmann. Oiseaux dans la charmille.
Container of (work): Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. Voce poco fa.
Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda. O patria mia.
Container of (work): Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Zauberflöte. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön.
Container of (work): Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. Habanera.
Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore. D'amor sull' ali rosee.
Container of (work): Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. Vissi d'arte.
Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ernani. Ernani, Ernani, involami.
Container of (work): Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro. Deh vieni, non tardar.
Container of (work): Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. Dich, teure Halle.
Container of (work): Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Rosenkavalier (Opera). Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren.
Container of (work): Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess. My man's gone now.
Container of (work): Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess. Bess, you is my woman.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra, instrumentalist.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus, singer.
Other Standard Identifier
810004201057
Publisher No.
810004201057 The Metropolitan Opera
Research Call Number
*LDC 40006 Notes on file
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