Roland Hayes : the legacy of an American tenor / Christopher A. Brooks and Robert Sims.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, Christopher Antonio, 1957- author.

Sims, Robert (Baritone), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tenors (Singers)--United States--Biography.

Tenors (Singers).

Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977.

Hayes, Roland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Performing in a country rife with racism and segregation, the tenor Roland Hayes was the first African American man to reach international fame as a concert performer and one of the few artists who could sell out Town Hall, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Hall, and Covent Garden. His trailblazing career carved the way for a host of African American artists, including Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson. Performing the African American spirituals he was raised on, Hayes's voice was marked with a unique sonority which easily navigated French, German, and Italian art songs. A multiculturalist both on and of

Contents:

A new Jerusalem (1887-1911)

Roland's world in Boston (1911-1920)

Roland rules Britannia (1920-1921)

"Le rage de Paris" (1921-1922)

"You're tired, Chile"

The Hayes conquest (1923-1924)

Roland and the Countess (1924-1926)

The conquest slows (1926-1930)

"Hard trials, great tribulations" (1930-1935)

Return to Europe (1936-1942)

Rome, Georgia

"I can tell the world!" (1942-1950)

Struggles in remaining relevant (1950-1959)

"I wanna go home" (1960-1977)

Epilogue : the Hayes legacy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253015396

0253015391

OCLC:

896893767