Marian Anderson, a voice that spoke to our common humanity
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Jan 26, 2022
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Music schools in Philadelphia denied her admission because she was Black, and so did a segregated concert hall, leading to a center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/music/marian-anderson-of-thee-we-sing/">spectacular performance at the Lincoln Memorial and a fight for Civil Rights.The opera legend Marian Anderson lived and sang in Danbury, Connecticut, for five decades.This hour, we’ll learn about her life, her studio in Danbury, and also discuss the lack of diversity in opera today – the year of Marian’s 125th birth anniversary.We’ll also take a listen to selected preview audio from Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands, an upcoming PBS documentary.Produced by Sujata Srinivasan Special thanks to Catie Talarski and Eugene Amatruda GUESTS: Brigid Guertin: Executive Director of the Danbury Museum, and Danbury City HistorianFrancesca Zambello: Artistic Director of the center.org/wno/home/">Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center and General Director of the Glimmerglass Festival Alan Mann: Artistic Director, Opera Theater of Connecticut

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Music schools in Philadelphia denied her admission because she was Black, and so did a segregated concert hall, leading to a spectacular performance at the Lincoln Memorial and a fight for Civil Rights.The opera legend Marian Anderson lived and sang in Danbury, Connecticut, for five decades.

Music schools in Philadelphia denied her admission because she was Black, and so did a segregated concert hall, leading to a center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/music/marian-anderson-of-thee-we-sing/">spectacular performance at the Lincoln Memorial and a fight for Civil Rights.The opera legend Marian Anderson lived and sang in Danbury, Connecticut, for five decades.This hour, we’ll learn about her life, her studio in Danbury, and also discuss the lack of diversity in opera today – the year of Marian’s 125th birth anniversary.We’ll also take a listen to selected preview audio from Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands, an upcoming PBS documentary.Produced by Sujata Srinivasan Special thanks to Catie Talarski and Eugene Amatruda GUESTS: Brigid Guertin: Executive Director of the Danbury Museum, and Danbury City HistorianFrancesca Zambello: Artistic Director of the center.org/wno/home/">Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center and General Director of the Glimmerglass Festival Alan Mann: Artistic Director, Opera Theater of Connecticut

Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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