How racism affected Marian Anderson's vocal classification
Clip: 02/08/2022 | 1m 24s | Video has closed captioning.
Marian Anderson was billed as a contralto, the lowest possible female voice, even though she could also sing the high notes of a soprano. "I believed that Marian Anderson was not classified as a soprano is because that would mean that she would be the love interest of a white counterpart, which was not accepted at all at the time," said opera singer Denyce Graves.
Aired: 02/08/22
