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Interview : conducted by Studs Terkel, July 1966.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 202
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- Format:
- Other
- Author/Creator:
- Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993, interviewee.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Singers--United States--Biography.
- Singers.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews.
- Audiotapes.
- Sound recordings.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gift of Marian Anderson.
- Physical Description:
- 2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track ; 7 in., 1/4 in. tape
- 2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape
- 2 audiocassettes : analog
- 7 in.
- Place of Publication:
- July 1966.
- System Details:
- analog
- magnetic
- 7 1/2 ips
- full (1) track
- Biography/History:
- African-American contralto born in Philadelphia.
- Summary:
- Studs Terkel interviews Marian Anderson and her nephew, conductor James DePreist. Topics discussed include Anderson's debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955, Anderson's influence on DePreist as a young man, the reaction to Western music in the Far East, spirituals as related to Anderson's musical background and upbringing, how spirituals have been perceived in the African American community, how to capture the essence of spirituals in performance and arrangements, the role of church music in the backgrounds of both Anderson and DePreist, performance tradition and contemporary practice, Anderson's dramatic sense in performance of lieder, Anderson's recollections of Roland Hayes, and Anderson's views concerning the nourishment of young talent. Other artists mentioned include Arturo Toscanini, Dimitri Mitropolous, and Jean Sibelius. Recordings of Anderson singing "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands", an aria from Verdi's opera "Ballo in Maschera", Schubert's "Erlkönig" and "Ave Maria" are played during the interview.
- Notes:
- Recorded July 1966 in Marian Anderson's hotel suite in Chicago by radio station WFMT.
- Original copies: 2 7 in. reel to reel tapes (the 2nd is MA283, removed from Ms. Coll. 208); preservation copies: 2 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tapes (the 2nd reel is MA60, shelved with Ms. Coll. 208); service copies: 2 cassette tapes (the 2nd tape is MA283; removed from Ms. Coll. 208). Preservation and service copies recorded 1997.
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