mezzo-soprano
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The Life You Give / Virtuous Black XXVII — Marian Anderson *1897
Marian Anderson, born on February 27 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., was one of the finest contraltos of her time. Anderson displayed vocal talent as a child, but her family could not afford to pay for formal training. From the age of six, she was tutored in the choir of the Union Baptist Church, where…
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Shirley Verrett was born on May 31, 1931
Join me in an intimate conservation with her daughter and nephew, in celebration of her life as an opera singer of exceptional talent. May 31 2021, on Clubhouse
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