The listening room : interview with Marian Anderson : June 13, 1974.

Name:

Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993; Sherman, Robert; Vehanen, Kosti, 1887-1957; Rupp, Franz, 1901-1992; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Metropolitan Opera (New York, New York, United States) Orchestra

Date:

1974

Description:

Palmgren, Selim (arr.): Summer night : Finnish folk song; Vehanen, Kosti (arr.): Little shepherdess : Finnish folk song; Schumann, Robert: Der Nussbaum : op. 25, no. 3; Verdi, Giuseppe: Re dell'abisso, affrettati, from Un ballo in maschera; Sarsen-Bucky, Frida: Angel's song; Unattributed: Hold on, hold on; Unattributed: He's got the whole world in His hands; Marian Anderson discusses her musical tastes, her temperament, what factors shaped her career, how she met her accompanist Kosti Vehanen, the beginning of her career in Europe, her ability to learn languages, her relationship with accompanist Franz Rupp and how they met, her premiere at the Metropolitan Opera and how it came about, how she prepared for her role at the Metropolitan opera with conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos, how she met Sol Hurok, how she met Frida Sarsen Bucky, the meaning of spirituals in her life and how she was first exposed to them, and how the spiritual He's got the whole world in His hands was introduced to her by John Charles Thomas, Madame Cahier and Marian Kirby.; Duration: 0:50:22

Language:

English

Resource Type:

Sound

Form/Genre:

sound recordings

Physical Description:

7 in., 1/4 in. tape

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll 208 box 4 item 257 side a

Collection:

Marian Anderson Papers (University of Pennsylvania)