Metropolitan Opera
www.metopera.org
This site offers a history of the famed opera, synopses of the operas performed at the Met since 1996, the season's schedule, and an interactive quiz.
Opera Ebony
www.operaebony.org
An opera company that showcases the talents of African-American singers and composers.
The NPR Classical Music Companion: Terms and Concepts from A to Z
www.dc-opera.org/npr.html
Not sure what an aria is? Take a look at this page, which offers definitions of some of the most common opera terms.
The Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History
blackhistory.eb.com/
Links to biographies of some of the opera singers featured in the program and in this Web companion piece, including Marian Anderson, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, Sissieretta Jones, Jessye Norman, and Leontyne Price can be found on the "articles a-z" page of this site.
Penn Library/exhibitions: Marian Anderson: A Life in Song
www.library.upenn.edu/special/gallery/anderson/index.html
Don't miss this fabulous virtual exhibit about the contralto that includes biographical material, archival photos, and video and audio clips of her performances, recordings, interviews, and even her home movies.
Marian Anderson
users.ntplx.net/~dmhs/marian.html
Check out the list of CDs by Marion Anderson as well as the books and videos about her at this site.
Online Newshour: A Voice of Hope
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/1997/anderson_2-26a.html
Listen to a report on Marian Anderson's life on this page.
Grace Bumbry
www.culturekiosque.com/opera/intervie/rhebumb.htm
Grace Bumbry reflects on her career in this interview conducted after her final operatic performance in September 1997.
Afrocentric Voices in "Classical Music": Simon Estes
www.afrovoices.com/estes.html
This page contains a short biography of bass-baritone Simon Estes.
Classical Music in Black and White: Interview with Simon Estes
ezinfo.ucs.indiana.edu/~afamarch/estes.html
Simon Estes talks about his career and the discrimination faced by black male artists in the world of opera.
Barbara Hendricks on the Internet
home.t-online.de/home/hendricks-club/homepage.htm
To keep tabs on the busy life of singer Barbara Hendricks, just visit this site maintained by her international fan club. It includes a gallery of photos, a tour schedule, a listing of her TV and radio performances, plus biographical information about the opera star.
Jessye Norman
kennedy-center.org/honors/years/norman.html
Highlights of some of Jessye Norman's major accomplishments that led to her being honored by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1997 are included on this page.
Jessye Norman
www.classiccd.co.uk/artists/norman/norman.html
CLASSIC CD magazine's interview of the diva in 1994.
Leontyne Price
www.bmgclassics.com/bmg/bmg/biography/price.html
This page features a biography of the great Leontyne Price.
Paul Robeson Centennial Celebration
www.cs.uchicago.edu/cpsr/robeson
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Paul Robeson, this site offers a comprehensive list of resources about the artist, a brief biography, and information on joining the campaign to create a Paul Robeson U.S. postage stamp.
Paul Robeson
www.rutgers.edu/robeson/main.html
An in-depth timeline of the life and career of the multi-talented Paul Robeson.
George Shirley
www.geocities.com/Vienna/1450/shirley.html
Check out this brief biography of one of the artists featured in the program, tenor George Shirley.
Camilla Williams
www.gatewayva.com/pages/bhistory/1997/cam.shtml
A profile of soprano Camilla Williams is found on this page.
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