And so I Sing

By Rosalyn M. Story

Book Overview

Black women bring a host of influences and ideologies with them to opera -- as well as their spirituality, their strengths and passions. The exclusion of blacks from opera for so many generations impoverished both the artists and the artistic world from which they were barred. Imagine if Leontyne Price had been born 50 years earlier, during a time when she would not have been allowed on an American opera stage. This book not only supplies portraits of the greatest artists for future generations of students of black art and culture, but also rescues from history's shadows the lost legacies of geniuses born too soon. Photos.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446710164
• ISBN13: 9780446710169
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

A must read for all singers!

This is a great book that tells the story of the African - American experience in the world of opera. There is so little on this particular subject as it is and I thought the author did a beautiful job telling the story! As an African - American woman I felt proud to read the about the lives of some really wonderful singers. I hope this prompts more research on this topic!