Marie Selika Williams: Queen of Staccato
Marie Selika Williams (c. 1849/1850–20 May 1937) was one of the most accomplished and pathbreaking African American classical singers of the nineteenth century. Born Mary...
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Marian Anderson: Legendary African American Contralto
“Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.” Marian Anderson was one of the most celebrated...
Lillian Evanti: The Classical Singer who could sing in five languages
Annie Lillian Evans, who would later become the famed classical singer Lillian Evanti, was the first African American to sing grand opera professionally anywhere in...
Adele Addison: Singing Beauty
Adele Addison is an African-American lyric soprano who was an acclaimed figure in the classical music world during the 1950s and 1960s. She is best...