Battle and Norman's Influence on Angel Blue
Clip: Season 50 Episode 9 | 2m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Angel Blue talks about how the "Spirituals in Concert" influenced her love of opera.
Angel Blue talks about how seeing the Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman perform influenced her love of opera.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Battle and Norman's Influence on Angel Blue
Clip: Season 50 Episode 9 | 2m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Angel Blue talks about how seeing the Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman perform influenced her love of opera.
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Composer Evelyn Simpson Curenton on "Spirituals in Concert"
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Clip: S50 Ep9 | 2m 5s | Composer Evelyn Simpson Curenton discusses how she composed "Spirituals in Concert." (2m 5s)
The Magic of Spirituals Preview
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Preview: S50 Ep9 | 30s | Glimpse behind the curtain at Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert. (30s)
Why Battle & Norman's Spirituals Concert Mattered to NYC
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Clip: S50 Ep9 | 3m 3s | Novelist and playwright Darryl Pinckney reflects on the concert's impact. (3m 3s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...